Datu Djimbangan (Guimbangan or Jimbangan) - known as ''Midted Sa Inged'' (Superintendent of the

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) of the Sultanate of Kudarangan, is the son of Sultan Bayao Bin Sultan Maitum, cousin of

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and elder brother of Sultan Tambilawan of Kudarangan and adviser to

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in the war against Pre-Spanish and the Pre-Americans Era. Datu Djimbangan lives at the old Spanish fort of

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, his only claim to distinction as he has but a small following. He is also known to Kabuntalan nobles as Datu Masbud (fat) because he was considered to be very fat, hot tempered and inclined to be unreconstructed. He was also known as the thievish chieftain to the Spanish Governor of Cotabato for that once could come to Datu Djimbangan's hand might well counted as lost. Datu Djimbangan was suspected of being implicated in the murder of a soldier of the thirty-first infantry in December 1900 though it has never been proven against him. He depended for protection upon his brother

, who was fond of him.

History

Revolutionary period

When the Spanish forces evacuated Cotabato in 1899,

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felt sure that the Spaniards would never be again in authority at Cotabato, he begged Governor Vilo, the latter governor of Christian population, to let him have twenty rifles to defend himself against a rival. The Christian governor agreed to this, and week by week

ʼs demands grew until, at length, all the rifles in the possession of the Christians passed to the Moros. But there still remained some cannons, and

, having represented the necessity of making war on another chief up the Cotabato River, Vilo was persuaded to lend them to him. Suddenly,

, his son-in-law

and his brother, Datu Djimbangan, at the head of a large party of armed Moros, fell upon and slaughtered the Christians. Viloʼs head was cut off.

and his allies

along with loyal Moro datus marched into the town, killing and terrorizing Christian Filipinos. The Christians who were unable to escape were carried off as slaves into the interior. He and his companions made their selections for themselves, leaving the remainder for their followers. As a cruel aftermath, Datu Djimbangan (or Guimbangan) "promptly caused the Filipina women of the place to be stripped and compelled to march before him on the public plaza in a state of nudity.Worscester, Dean C. (19 April 2004). The Philippines: Past and Present (vol. 1 of 2). p.336.

American period

Datu Djimbangan was considered to be a qualified leader of Buayan and was reputed to be one of the craftiest Moros in the Cotabato valley who was supposed to have been largely responsible for the attitude taken by

in opposing American authorities. He took the field in company with

and was present in the Sar-Raya fort at the time of its destruction by the troops under General Wood' on March 11, 1904. After the battle, He was captured by Captain Thomas W. Darrah, at his Rancheria by a detachment under command of Major C. M. Truit, 23rd infantry. Datu Djimbangan was trying to hide his ponderous hulk behind a coconut tree when discovered by Captain Darrah, who leaped across a small stream and sprang upon the astounded Moro.Taschetta, Charles (April 4, 1905). "The Captured Moro Datto Sprang Across Stream and Upon Him" The Leavenworth Times, Kansas. p.4.

Ending of Slavery

In December 1903, Moro Province announced the anti-slavery law. Wood and Taft thought that the Maguindanao would continue to follow the lead of colonial progress. Instead, the declaration of abolition destroyed the political and economic system of indirect rule over the whole valley through

in Cotabato. The pronouncement of anti-slavery law became "radical" measure through prominent Tausug, Maranao, and Maguindanao datus to launched rebellions against it. The first rebellion was led by Tausug Chieftain Panglima Hassan when the American ignored his two requests to return his twelve runaway slave who received protections from Americans troops in Jolo. The Moro's fled and the Americans burned the fort.Arnold, J.R. (2011).''The Moro War'', New York: Bloomsbury Press. p.92, p.99-100, p.110-112, p128-129 p.132-138, p.247-

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surrendered but then escaped, which led Wood to destroy every hostile cotta he encountered, resulting in the death of Datu Andung on Mount Suliman. Although never capturing

, Wood did end up killing 1,500 Moros, which included women and children. The uprising ended in March 1904, when

and two others were cornered by 400 men under Scott's command at Bud Bagsak. It took 34 gunshots to finally kill

on the other hand, who is the prominent Moro chieftain and a raising leader of the north, pledge together with his allied Moro datus to fight and obeisance that they would not submit to any interference with their slave trading and holding and who is trying to impose Christianity. In May 1904,

ambushed seventeenth Infantry killing two officers and seventeen men. Despite Wood's condemnation of Moros, he knew that the anti-slavery law would prove the flashpoint. It aroused a great deal of opposition among the Moro Datus especially

and his brother Datu Djimbangan who's making a good deal of money in slave trading. The so-called anti-slavery law ignited their general contempt for American Authority. General Leonard Wood also reported that all of the Datus except

is united to resist the American rule for the operation of the slave law.

Battle of Fort Siranaya (Capture of Datu Djimbangan)

In March 1905, a sizeable band of

's men was at the fort Siranaya (currently known as Sar-Raya) when U.S. troops attacked, killing many of the defenders and capturing Datu Djimbangan, leader and brother of

and held as hostage forcing

to surrender.

refuse to yield and was encourage to continue the resistance by datus of Upper Cotabato (''Datu Ampatuan of Maganoy, Datu Mopuk of Dapitan, Datu Tambilawan of Libungan, Datu Manalintao of Madridagao, Datu Argao of Silag, and Datu Sansaluna''). The extant records of prosecutions for slavery in the Cotabato District are suggestive of the politically sensitive enforcement of the anti-slavery law. Notably, Datu Djimbangan was captured after the fall of

kota in March 1905 by Captain Thomas W. Darrah, at his Rancheria by a detachment under command of Major C. M. Truit, 23rd infantry, hiding his ponderous hulk behind a coconut tree when discovered by Captain Darrah, who leaped across a small stream and sprang upon the astounded Moro. He was conducted as a prisoner to Cotabato and was transferred to the Zamboanga jail to await his trial for sedition and rebellion. Datu Djimbangan is sentence to five years in prison, his co-defendants to 3 years term, and the purchaser of the slave to a 2 year sentence.Salman, Michael (1960). Embarrassment of Slavery: Controversies over Bondage and Nationalism in the American Colonial Philippines. University of California Press, Ltd. p.115. Means, Edgar Alexander (31 July 1902). Edgar Alexander Means Papers, 1902-1907. p.13.

References

External links

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