GREATEST MALAY RACE HERO.(MAPHILINDO)

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Who really was the lord of Mactan? CiLapu lapu or Sri Laphu is a son of Srivijayan Prince, Sri Maharaja Alib Subaraya, a prince who fled Palembang Sumatra, after the Majapahit conquered the kingdom. After the Portuguese attacked their settlement in Banka Island, Sri Subaraya summoned his only son to go to Zulu, a remote Srivijayan domain in the south and look for a childhood friend Sri Matang. In Zulu, Sri Laphu learned that Sri Matang established a principality in Zubu another remote domain of Sri Vijaya up North. In Zubu, Sri Laphu introduced himself as son of Sri Maharaja Alib Subaraya of Palembang, the newly crowned Zubuan king Sri Maharaja Humabon welcome him and his party, and invited him to a feast. In the feast, Laphu explained the purposed of his visit. He told the King about the fate of Palembang and how they escaped the city. The king have him brought to Olango an island just west of Zubu. In Olango he met the very old Sri Matang who couldn't stand up anymore by himself. He also met Zula, his son and his eldest, Haraya. Laphu fell in loved with Haraya and with the old Matang's blessing the two got married after 2 moons. In the wedding ceremony, the old Matang announced that he will divide Olango into two domains, the southern part of the island goes to his son Zula and the north will go to Laphu and Haraya. This made Zula very jealous of Laphu for his expecting that his father will give the whole island to him as his only Raja Muda. Sri Matang died after 6 moons. As time goes by, the island was referred to by Zubuanons as Kanmatang (which means "of Matang" or "island of Matang). Zula married one of the daughters of Raja Humabon and settled in the southern part of Matang just fronting Zubu. Zula never liked Laphu and the two never treated each other as brothers. Laphu as Moor (Muslim) have 3 more wives and declared himself as Datu of Matang.