Gugu Sarikula

Gugu Sarikula
5th Sultan of Maguindanao
Reign	1585–1597
Predecessor	Sultan Dimasangcay
Successor	Kapitan Laut Buisan
Names Sultan Gugu Sarikula, Datu Sarikula
House	Sultanate of Maguindanao
Father	Datu Bangkaya
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sultan Gugu Sarikula (alternative spellings Salikula or Salikura, reigned 1585-1597) was the fifth sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines.[1] Sarikula was a direct descendant of Sharif Kabungsuwan, the first sultan of Maguindanao.[1][2] He was the son of Sultan Bangkaya and Matampay.[2][3] Sarikula also had two half brothers, Dimasangcay Adel and Buisan, who also reigned as sultans of Maguindanao before and after him.[2][3]

Sarikula was involved in a power struggle with Buisan, which ended with him being ousted by his younger brother to Sulu in 1597.[4]

Sarikula married Raja Putri, one of the daughters (or a sister) of Sultan Muwallil Wasit (Rajah Bongsu) from the Sulu Sultanate.[4][5] Their daughter, Putri Mampey, married her first cousin, Sultan Kudarat, the son of Buisan.[5]

See also

• Sultanate of Maguindanao
• Kapitan Laut Buisan

References

1. Syed, Muzaffar Husain; Akhtar, Syed Saud; Usmani, B.D. (2011). Concise History of Islam. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 329. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0.
2. "Dansalan Quarterly". Dansalan Quarterly. Vol. 1–4. Dansalan Research Center. 1979. p. 76.
3. Haerens, Margaret (2014). Mixed Marriage. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7377-6266-2.
4. Daturaiz Mamadra. The Rise of the Maguindanao Sultanate. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
5. Mastura, Michael O. (1984). Muslim Filipino Experience: A Collection of Essays. Ministry of Muslim Affairs. p. 21.