Chinese Invasion of the Philippines!? 🇨🇳🇵🇭

Is it true that the Chinese “never” invaded the Philippines? Let’s find out! Let’s learn more about Limahong’s invasion of Luzon and the history of China and Southeast Asia!
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Summary of the Invasion
05:29 Who was the real Limahong?
06:50 Pirates & Trade in Precolonial Philippines
09:05 The Great Ming Empire & the Kingdom of Luzon
12:40 Conspiracy? the Lakans of Luzon & the Sultan of Brunei
16:06 Limahong’s Epic Escape!
17:38 Wako Pirates in Pangasinan & Ilocos
19:31 Limahong’s Final Years
20:26 Lessons from Ancient China & the Philippines
22:26 Shoutouts!
About Kirby:
Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo is a renowned Filipino Culture Bearer and currently the National Coordinator for Culture and Heritage for NAFCON (National Alliance for Filipino Concerns). He is a Dátû and Lakan by blood, and an Activist at heart. Kirby is a direct descendant of the last Paramount Kings of Luzon (of both Lakandúlâ of Tondo and Rája Matandá of Maynílâ), and of the anti-colonial revolutionary Katipuneros and World War II Guerilyeras who fought for the liberation of the Philippines from colonialism. His upbringing exposed him to the contradicting worlds of traditional politics and grassroots activism.
With a keen interest in varying fields (such as history, government, and human rights) and a strong commitment to serve the community, Kirby studied in some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, such as the University of California, Davis, Harvard University, and Université catholique de Louvain. Kirby is also the Co-Founder of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis and author of the groundbreaking book “Black Lives & Brown Freedom: Untold Histories of War, Solidarity, & Genocide.” He is a visiting professor at various colleges in the Philippines and a research fellow with Ágúman Sínúpan Singsing, an institute for indigenous advocacy and the study of Kapampángan language, history, and culture. Kirby is also well-known for his educationally engaging KZbin channel where you can find videos about history, culture, and everything in between!
Dátû Kirby is an educator who is well-rooted in his culture and passionate about his colorful heritage (Kapampángan, Tagálog, Indigenous Áytá, Pangasinan, and Spanish-Basque-Portuguese Mestizo); he strives to decolonize Philippine history and democratize Ethnic Studies through knowledge and creativity.

[@KirbyAraullo]

​I hope you enjoyed this video as much as I did when I was creating it 🙂 Salámat to everyone who joined our Premiere and LIVE CHAT! I had fun! Thank you for asking great questions! Let me know if you want me to do more of these premieres and live chats!

[@lawrenceemilpanasilan3144]

kuya kirby, please make a video about datu bago of davao and uyanguren :) please

[@edriantito6703]

@kirby can you do a series on how and when did we end in full total spanish control? like what happened to lakandula and Sulaiman lineage during the spanish rule? just a suggestion if you can show timeline like from this channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZClkpSDm853ZrM Thank you for enlightening us on the precolonial philippines.

[@johnbenedictaraullo1374]

We are same Araullo

[@derptrolling4740]

Pangasinan is part of China from 1404 to 1580 after their Ming defeat in the 1405 Battle of Manila. China founded Lingayen the Capital of Pangasinan in 1406.

[@dhynysshernandiz8404]

What about the 1603 Sangley Revolt allegedly Chinese invasion plan resulted to 20,000 Chinese ethnicity massacre by Spanish Japanese and Native Filipinos?

[@tjbasa9298]

I wish someone would write historical fantasy based on precolonial Philippines / Southeast Asia. It would be epic.

[@KirbyAraullo]

I know of some currently in the works 😉

[@dayangmarikit6860]

@@KirbyAraullo - Like?

[@B1ANKSMILES]

@@KirbyAraullo GMA?

[@KirbyAraullo]

@@B1ANKSMILES no...

[@KirbyAraullo]

@@dayangmarikit6860 Can't share (yet), may NDA 😉

[@mewrpuff]

I hope local TV networks here in the Philippines would hire and/or promote you. I've learned more from your videos about the Philippines, than when I was still in school 😆

[@KirbyAraullo]

I hope so too!

[@user-pt6nk4cq7e]

@@KirbyAraullo I hope so too

[@akinemainunangugel9650]

yah but not this tittle... this is misleading tittle...

[@Christ-dq2rx]

Well the channel already good as it is. Love from 🇮🇩 Finally a south east asian historic channel.

[@KirbyAraullo]

@@Christ-dq2rx terima kasih!

[@shade9592]

I feel like a TV series can be made about this. Epic naval battles, great sieges, espionage, plots, alliances, royal marriages, political turmoil, etc. what's not to like? These are what draw people to series like GoT and the Expanse.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Yes, one of my dreams/bucket list to someday help in something like that :)

[@chrystgavenfamorcan8507]

It would be better to ask Netflix. GMA and ABS have poor production schedules.

[@gensischosen251]

@@chrystgavenfamorcan8507 tama pero i think Iwanttv or hdo go will make it good too like Bagman, hes into her, the tapes and on the job missing 8 were in general better production and good pacing compare to gma and abs

[@shade9592]

@@KirbyAraullo Sana magkatoto

[@padezonne6728]

@@chrystgavenfamorcan8507 but gma did a great job on Amaya

[@octavia7408]

So, my summary is that; 1. It wasn't solely the Chinese invading the Philippines. It was a group of pirates hailing from different parts of East and Southeast Asia with a Chinese leader. 2. The Chinese dynasties have always acknowledged and respected the pre-hispanic kingdoms of the Philippines. (I'll get back to this point later on) 3. It also shows how divided we are even then as a people that one group of Filipinos (Pangasinan) welcomed the Pirates while another collaborated with their conquerors who recently just killed some royalties. Even on just one island, Luzon, everyone seems divided. My reaction: You brought up the topic of sovereignty at the end but it's funny because from what I read, no one cared about those areas before. The US did not care when the Vietnamese reclaimed some parts of it in the 70's. The 11-dash line was based on the US concession to China after WW2 that President Eisenhower even gave China a battleship for them to be able to patrol the South China Sea. This issue started to blow up when the US declared its Pivot to Asia. Now, it makes me wonder, are we collaborating again with our former colonizers, the US? Which has strong neocolonialism in the country evident by strong colonial mentality here? The South China Sea issue has the potential to not only divide the Philippines but divide this whole region and many people seeking this topic are here to either learn or confirm their biases of anti-China hate propaganda. It seems like again, we are more interested to collaborate and push the interests of our colonizers than listening to the side of a 5000-year-old Kingdom with whom we've had friendly relations longer than any western colonizers set foot in Asia.

[@alxsmrnda]

This comment! Yes agree. The Chinese empire didn't sanctioned this "invasion" it's just a group of pirates with different ethnicities. So the title of Chinese Invasion of the Ph even with a "?" is misleading

[@reybladen3068]

It's actually a pirate invasion not an invasion by the Chinese Empire. The issue of west Philippine sea is also a modern one. It's not about patriotism or history, it's about geopolitics. The West Philippine sea region is both a strategic position both military and economic wise that's why it's important for both China and other SEA nations to control it.

[@USAStrife]

I second this! The chinese never wanted to conquer us because its better for them to trade with us!

[@marjhuncantago9476]

like how they Shit of Sea?. like how they gunned down fishermen of philippines?. and "he interests of our colonizers than listening to the side of a 5000-year-old Kingdom with whom we've had friendly relations longer than any western colonizers" for what they so called "friends..." who tried to debt trapped us, and called Philippines Province of China in Chinese Television... WOW... what a shit way to defend china.,

[@rapidboots3615]

@@marjhuncantago9476 gunned down fishermens? they're citizens so if that was true then the West especially US would've already jumped on China. source? from a friend of a friend?

[@carlosliu3422]

funny topic. I am Chinese as far as I know there were two times PH came so close to become a Chinese colony like Taiwan. I am not talking about the Chinese pirates invasion I am talking about massive sized Han Chinese migration. The first occasion was in 1662 , right after Zheng Chenggong（Koxinga）defeated the Dutch and occupied Taiwan. According to history records at that time there was a massacre against Chinese migrants in Manila by spanish colonizer. After hearing the massacre Zheng went mad and prepared his army for an invasion to destroy spanish in Manila and planned to set up a government there, but just before saling to conquer Manila a sex scandal about his eldest son exposed. Zheng went furious and sent order to Xiamen（his mainland base , where his elder son was）to execute his son. but generals in Xiamen disobeyed his order to kill his heir and then Zheng prepared to go back Xiamen to handle this personally but he got ill and died in Taiwan the following month. the second occasion was in 1683 when Qing navy defeated Taiwan navy（normally still loyal to Ming dynesty ）then the landing invasion of Taiwan was inevitable. Prince Zheng Keshuang（Koxinga‘s grandson）had a meeting with his generals. One option was to surrender； the other was to transfer armies and people to PH as a new base（like what KMT did when they lost civil war to communist in mainland then fled to Taiwan）. Sadly they chose to surrender.

[@DarkR0ze]

this might be a content for future videos

[@rapidboots3615]

​@@phiberteknik5496 you missed the point

[@roff000]

Can you tell me more about this? Especially the migrations

[@HuwagSalangin]

This view really make sense. If the reason of the first invasion attempt of Chinese in Manila was because of the murder Chinese migrants that's already during the occupation of the ruthless Spaniards who took over the country. That precisely adds up to the story, this shows to proof the known trade partner and alliance between the Luzonese and Chinese. We have the oldest China Town in Manila were might be the descendants of the first Chinese who migrated to the country. What a colorful Asia would it be if westerns did not interfere with our ancestral kingdoms. I love history.

[@tylerfactura1984]

Oh man I get so excited when I see you got a new video up!! Thanks for what you do!!!

[@totoji]

Alam mo Kirby, I hope to still be alive when a movie made out of this historical material. Just imagine.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Ako din!

[@gensischosen251]

@@KirbyAraullo yes!! we need to tell Director Erik Matti or director of Heneral Luna to make a movie

[@KirbyAraullo]

Actually, a director approached me earlier this year about this, hopefully we push through!

[@gensischosen251]

@@KirbyAraullo sino? Anong project? Im interested po

[@KirbyAraullo]

Very early stages pa so I can't share much about it yet :)

[@KaJaReviews]

The paintings are nice and your historical trivia are great. Galing! ☺️ P.S. These are not taught so much in PH schools.

[@KirbyAraullo]

maraming salamat! :)

[@KirbyAraullo]

I worked closely with the artist to provide historical guidance 😊

[@KaJaReviews]

@@KirbyAraullo oh that's why it's on point! ☺️

[@gensischosen251]

@@KaJaReviews tama! It sucks many cool history tulad this video, korean war filipino, general miguel true second president of the Philippine etc Come on Deped😑 we should pettion to deped including many col history will be in history books

[@Munchkinomaly]

It was taught to us almost to the same extent as this video. Depende siguro sa eskwela?

[@hanpol17]

your channel really help Filipinos relearn our forgotten history

[@ComradeHavik]

Really grateful for the reading recommendations! Great video!

[@Charlie-fk4ly]

I am looking forward to this!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you! I hope you liked it :)

[@Alfred1974wolf]

This history is very analyzed, and I'm very much impressed. I think our Philippine history is very important and should not be removed from education anywhere.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you! 😊

[@jaimeflor4181]

Very interesting! I’m glad I found this channel. I’ve always been fascinated by the precolonial time period in the Philippines and it’s also interesting to learn about the ties to the Ming Dynasty.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you! :)

[@gerardoexequielmagsaysay6358]

Keep on churning out great educational videos

[@KirbyAraullo]

Will do! Salamat 😊

[@JR-si1yx]

Very fruitful content, sir Kirby😍

[@j3j3monbuster]

Ang husay… i’ve been living in my partner’s mother’s hometown of Binmaley Pangasinan, next to Lingayen for a year now and wondered about the precolonial history of the place. Puro kasi tungkol sa american generals and spanish colonizers ang mga nakatakda. Always a joy to know more about our history from a decolonized pov. Thank you for this video.

[@krisf6313]

Good job @kirby Araullo. I always love passionate historians.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@itsuki3687]

Very informative and entertaining at the same time keep it up sir♥️

[@JigJigPow619]

Like always, great content!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Appreciate it!

[@perz777]

Thanks Kirby! Very informative. Dr. GF Zaide's works are a bit brief when it comes to limahong. Please keep up the good work

[@kentcme]

Our entertainment/movie industry should make a historical series about this past colonial events, similar to what Korea and other Asia nation love to do historical concept film.

[@dyeus4464]

Love the digital art!

[@unclesyd1360]

Angas New Knowledge ❤️ I enjoy your videos Sir!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@hu3bman]

Nice to see you wearing a Khmer Boran! I'm a Filipino that grew up in Cambodia so this is really something! Salamat kuya!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat din! 😊

[@josuadelsocorro5772]

Hahahahha cutie 😍😍 "ay nahulog, baliktad" insert is so cute 💖

[@florentinojavieriii1868]

WELL DONE AND CLEARLY EXPLAINED WITH ENTERTAINMENT

[@CoolHeadHotHands09]

awesome presentation dude...

[@bronx2889]

This is the first time I've heard about this! This should be made to a movie or a mini-series!

[@sushitraxh6736]

wow thanks for giving us free lessons, as always, another wonderful content kirby!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@mrM-kl9kn]

there is this anime, one of the longest anime there is its called ONE PIECE I wonder if oda use this info to create the concept of the anime because it is very similar knowing wakou pirates is a diverse group of people just like in the series.

[@TeaDrinker-eq3md]

Hello! Can you please do a video about the "Kingdom of Ma-i" when its inhabitants were primarily Ainists and Buddhists? I love your content, and it pretty much made me much more appreciative of the history of the Philippines prior to colonial era.

[@yourmissingc0ckring759]

Animists

[@TeaDrinker-eq3md]

@@yourmissingc0ckring759 Oh sorry, thanks for correcting me

[@renkanazawabluedot]

Hiya! Awesome video! Can you give us the references for this video so people can continue reading on this topic. Thanks!

[@francoq2768]

He has a list of recommend readings in the video description.

[@ryogahibiki1641]

This should be made into a historical korean drama but Filipino hahah

[@KirbyAraullo]

Yes! Korea has so much resources they put into their historical dramas, we need that too in the Philippines. Hopefully soon! We have a rich history with lots of resource materials!

[@ShieAntipasado]

Sa kakapanood ko ng historical drama nila parang mas kilala ko pa yung mga Kings nila kesa sa Raja sa Pinas hahahah

[@mr.g2360]

I hope every filipino watch your channel. Im also curious about our history before spaniards, thank you for the effort Kirby.

[@belindadomingo]

Thank you for sharing that history of Pangasinan and Ilocos. My roots from my maternal grandfather are from Lingayen Pangasinan and are of Chinese heritage too

[@baritonekent]

Great work, Kirby! BTW, do you have a video about Princess Urduja? Thanks!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Not yet! But she's in my book and in this video I made earlier this year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJOUlJSgZ7h5d6s

[@randomreddituser7100]

I am waiting for this vid

[@KirbyAraullo]

I hope you enjoyed it!

[@sol8194]

I really enjoy these videos!!! Though every time I learn anything good about the Philippines I get sad because the country doesn't seem to be in good shape in the present day. (Also I would like to ask where you get your references for the clothing of your drawings. I'd like to one day illustrate a story based on the Philippines but I haven't found much references for the clothes.)

[@KirbyAraullo]

A combination of historical research, oral traditons, and living traditions passed down from my elders 😊

[@sol8194]

@@KirbyAraullo I see. I'll have to read up a lot on the Philippines-more than I thought I would need too. There's no one in my family that remembers anything from the past. But that's honestly good. Your videos have made me curious about our history. Doing research will kill two birds with one stone. Thanks for the videos. I feel my love for the country growing when I watch them.

[@silentwatcher1455]

Very informative. I hope its accurate.

[@normadelantar3062]

Nice content

[@raiug1579]

YES PLEASE! Do a video about Koxinga!

[@valorwarrior7628]

So in these chapters, we can draw a conclusion that our archipelago were once some series of client states that were ruled by Bruneian/Majapahit nobles that has also become a Spanish imperial outpost in Asia and the Pacific.

[@michaelcuaresma5368]

Can you also share your links to the history books as your sources Sir?

[@tristanpineda562]

Did you notice the chingki eyes of the pangalatok, Ilokanos, and the Kapampangan.....? These are the remnants of Limahong's "sojourn", a definite fingerprint in our culture.

[@joselitoalvarico6079]

also visayans dude

[@pyophyo8901]

Not to mention having light skin, even though not having a Hispanic ancestor.

[@ramoncelestedelrosario2757]

I've learn a lot from you.

[@HuwagSalangin]

Very interesting! I always wonder what Pangasinan was specifically Lingayen before Spanish, American and Japanese. Attack of these conquerors always had the Lingayen beach footsteps, map shows its a very strategic shipping hub in Luzon. I wonder what's next for Lingayen. I also realized that we the natives of Pangasinan and Ilocos are the descendants of a pirate, that's why I love One Piece 😂

[@pyophyo8901]

I'm also from Pangasinan and have always wondered why some of my relatives have east Asian features. Me and some of my relatives have light skin despite the fact that my family from both my mother and father's side have no traces of possibly having a Hispanic ancestor at a certain point. Although my mother's last name sounds hispanic, it still does not mean they are of Hispanic descent but rather given a Hispanic surname. People of Austronesian descent may have genes for light skin(though not very common), but there is also the possibility that intermarriage between the locals and Chinese pirates/sailors/merchants happened and maybe that's how some people here in the north have traits derived from the Chinese. That's just my guess and maybe I'm wrong.

[@oreovitrino7452]

I don't know if there's already a video about this but I want to know why Igorots were left unconquered during the 300 year period of Spanish rule in the Philippines.

[@randolph84brown]

Yup 👍

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

Is the predecessor of the Manila Galleon Trade going to be mentioned in this video? Referring to Tondo’s relations with the Ming Dynasty

[@KirbyAraullo]

I hope you enjoyed the video :)

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

@@KirbyAraullo I did watch the video and it’s informative as usual, but the reason on why I asked you that question is because whenever the Manila Galleon trade is being mentioned in Western history books-all of the credit goes to the Spaniards (Kastila) as usual without mentioning on what already existed before that and since that you have mentioned the answer that I am looking for in this video all I can say to you is Maraming Salamat sa inyo Kirby ᜋᜇ̴ᜋ̊ᜅ̟/ᜐᜎᜋᜆ̟/ᜐ/ᜁ̍ᜈ̟ᜌ̥/ᜃ̊ᜇ̴̟ᜊ̊//

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat din!

[@dannytagnaka4717]

good job kirby.

[@JipperGwapito]

I read something that Limahong was backed up by Lakan Dula and Raja Soliman because they wanted to avenge the death of Raja Bago and Lumanatlan, and because Legaspi failed to deliver his obligations to the royalties... and even one of Lakan Dula's son Luis Salugmoc/Taclucmao was also implicated on the said Limahong revolt... and was stricken out of the record of super principalia...

[@caritamundo9316]

Great comic story. Could be great anime.

[@domingoafuang554]

May I ask, how the Tallano kingdom Tale fit in? We are being bugged by this historical tale

[@balsafarmers10]

We need to have historical drama series like the kdrama...

[@pangs18]

More power sir . New subscriber mo na ako 👍

[@KirbyAraullo]

Maraming salámat 😊

[@RPRIMICI]

Request vid: Please do vid about Princess Urduja. The muslim traveller, Ibn Battuta, has chronicles describing a warrior princess and Philippine heroine (around 1345 to 1400 AD), Princess Urduja. Given the descriptions he provided, it suggests that she was from the northern part of the Philippines, possibly Pangasinan province. The province has embraced the legend but evidence of her realm, though intriguing, is still not definitive.

[@ironfist243]

2:31 2:59 3:25 3:36 5:08 can you tell me who made those art Kirby.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Raph Lomotan! www.artstation.com/raphlomotan I worked with him, gave him historical guidance for his art used in this video :)

[@ironfist243]

@@KirbyAraullo i can't find the art like in the video on his artstation.

[@ianglenn8255]

Limahon successfully attacked Shenquan in 1571, but was then defeated in 1572 at Chenghai, forcing him to flee to Luzon. The Chinese General Liu Yaohui sent a fleet that temporarily drove Limahon from his fortified trading base on Luzon, but by 1574, Limahon was pirating along the Chinese coast once again.

[@paiwanhan]

The phonetic transcriptions of these Middle Chinese names by the Spaniards seem very inconsistent. Both Limahong and Vintoquián's last name were 林, which should have been pronounced Lîm. So it made absolute sense for 林鳳 Lîm Hōng to be transcribed as Limahong, possibly for a diminutive form Lîm A-hōng林阿鳳. It made a lot less sense for Lîm Tō-kiân 林道乾 to be transcribed as Vintoquian. I mean, if you could tell one guy's lastname is Lim, why write the other guy's name as Vin?

[@AdlenDelMundo]

lu-zong(luzon) is often mentioned in historical books in china

[@KirbyAraullo]

Yes!!

[@francinelieto8899]

Can you tell me which books? I wanna learn Mandarin and Spanish. History books here in the country do not do Kapampangan contributions justice.

[@AdlenDelMundo]

@@francinelieto8899 i recon it is mentioned in the History of Sung Dinasty, Chou Dinasty and also Han... trading of pearls and tortoise shells most common at that time, I also remembered reading something like the brown skins (Philippines I assume) were once called "Gold" in China, because of their considerable export thither of the precious yellow metal and the Malay province or peninsula named "Silver" (Perak or Pilak)

[@francinelieto8899]

@@AdlenDelMundo This makes me want to learn Mandarin so bad.

[@AdlenDelMundo]

@@francinelieto8899 I studied Mandarin but didn't learn anything hehehe I got interested in Chinese History when my basketball team were sent to Xiamen to play during my HS years.. I learned a lot when we tour museum there

[@overflowchung7347]

thanks to this video， so interesting！salamat sa malinaw na pagsasalaysay ng bahagi ng ating kasaysayan！🙂

[@ran32delaria]

Often history is written from the viewpoint of the victors. In the case of the invasion of Limahong, it is from the Spanish conquistadors and not from the native pinoys. Could it be that not a written written document was taken down by our pinoy ancestors but an oral retelling of the story?

[@angeladevonne]

Kuya Kirby kailan po kayo mag poproduce ng free audio books or podcast? 🥺🙏

[@MrSuwavex]

We have an oral tradition/history through our family (my mother side) that we are related or so to Limahong. (We have Chinese bloodline (Sison) and Spaniard bloodline (Baltazar).My mother side are from Pangasinan (Lingayen) and my Father side are from (Pangasinan) Binalonan

[@KirbyAraullo]

Interesting! I’d love to learn more 😊

[@sidrikelsd]

There is more to the past that's still to be taught in schools thank you for this new knowledge

[@alexrobles4138]

dakal na salamat sa video mo na ito kirby...

[@jannchavez9257]

I just realized why your cousin Atom never mentioned you in his historical documentaries? Does he ever consult with you?

[@AguiluzMulawin]

So if the Philippines develops its ports to become modern ports then it might be more favorable for shipping vessels. Since it has always been a major trading port?

[@coff2034]

if the philippines starts investing on upgrading the manila ports then it *might* attract most trading capacity which would of course give the nation more money. but i dont see it being on par with singapores ports so maybe not too much of a major port but it will be a significant upgrade

[@josuadelsocorro5772]

History tv series pdewe nato 😍😍😍😍

[@bryantbocatot1900]

sir where did you buy your barong so nice sir

[@louannaeverette1475]

I love the one that you were talking Filipino

[@alejogarciajr022]

DAIMAO olds names is stands for pangasinan now at present times

[@ednishipuck6729]

video po about sa traditional Tattoo culture ng Pilipinas pls

[@KirbyAraullo]

It's on my list, hopefully by early next year 😉

[@macoswatkpop686]

Dapat yong mga ganito ginagawang palabas sa TV hindi yong mga kalandian, agawan ng kabit, gantihan, tanim ng galit sa kapwa

[@D_Roch_01]

Interesting...

[@Kanuritashimada]

要知道，您可以在视频中添加中文字幕，以便于理解

[@daleedwardjabonero2008]

Hi Kirby , Is it true Filipinos were attacking Fujian back in 1170- 1190s? Can we please hear about this if that was the case..

[@anamazzullo3090]

Grabe. Enjoy ku siya talaga. Salamat pogi. Lupa kang samurai.😍💡

[@robertnavarro5024]

salamat sa video! Sana maging option nyo po ito sa mga susunod na video: May mga stone structures po ba tayo before dumating ang mga spanish? and if may mga nagsu-survive pb ngayon? or kung anong itsura nila kung nag exist man ang mga ito. more power po.

[@octavia7408]

From what I know, we have some precolonial watchtowers mostly in the coastal areas, they were made out of coral rocks they said and of wood. They were used to watch out for Moro invasion/kidnappings. When the Spaniards colonized us, they built rock churches on top of it. Check out the University of the Philippines-Archaeological Studies Program, they did some talks about it a few months ago.

[@claidheamhsoluis3044]

Mt. Kamhantik in Quezon province have primitive stone works... And let us not forget the Banaue Rice Terraces...

[@2SeeCanada]

This is the most positive Filipino history lesson I have had in my 60 years. I believe these stories, legends deserve merit. And should be made into either movies and or episodes in Novellas, in order to reach more demographics. Consider me a patron. I will seek out your books. My distant relative General M. Trias of Cavite, now called General Trias province. My grand mother was Chinese and Filipino from Trias, Antonio and Montano families. My Filipino grandfather also Antonio and Anastacio respectively. I would be interested in our original last name for Anastacios of Cavite. Thank you.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@manwithmountain]

good video Kirby!

[@stalio6667]

but his right seen hsitory many nations helped us before in thw hardest battles

[@loxart439]

WPS is for Philippine and rich in natural resources

[@bostondefranco5992]

LIMAHONG WAS THE FIRST BUCAMEERS WHO TRADE MARKET IN BUTUAN CITY... WHERE GOLD COINS ARE BEING USED IN BUTUAN CITY...

[@summersong5876]

Videos po sana about sa mga armors at weapons na gamit nang mga ninuno ntn before colonial times.

[@angelitasitton1576]

Dapat gawing movie Ang gaganda ng History good n bad sobrang makasaysayan magugustuhan ng buong mundo at Ang manga ka Bataan.

[@jonasromeoveliganio2517]

Damn I know why limahong wants to conquer in our country so bad, I learn a lot because of you kuya kirby 😊😊😊

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat :)

[@secretsquirrel726]

1574 predates the building of the Intramuros stone wall. The Infante Cloister to the north east of Manila was noted as "damaged by the Chinese pirates." In 1603 and the 1630's there were Chinese uprisings in Luzon. In 1600, Iesyu Tokugawa crucified Wokou pirates, either at Luzon or Ryukku. There were a lot of other attacks. Limohan (Spanish spelling by Wagner) was a coastal Wokou pirate lord, and they were attacking cities in China, and were partially expelled. Before the Spanish, there were Muslim sultanate Datus ruling Luzon, and further south Buddist temples.

[@secretsquirrel726]

The picture show at 16 min 30 shows the expanded stone Intramuros, and across the Pasig River to the left, the Sultan's palace.

[@KirbyAraullo]

I'm a direct descendant of Rajah Matanda, Lakandula, and Rajah Sulayman 😉

[@mcgamingsenpai8107]

The armors tho is lit

[@balsafarmers10]

Habang nakikinig ako fast forward sa 1.5 playmode para akong nanunuod ng kdrama na pnoy version

[@receptionblcp6463]

Only issue between Chin and PH is WPS, but all in all Ch-Ph been together for so long. There should not be any war it's not good for both country only the westerns wanted that.

[@jecmara2718]

Please react to Bea Luigi Gomez' Bakunawa inspired national costume in Miss Universe.

[@silentwatcher1455]

The battle between Spanish colonialist vs. Chinese pirates, with Rajah Soliman, Lankadula could have been an interesting battle. Chinese pirates and Raja Soliman & Lankandula company have a common enemy which is the Spanish conqueror colonialists. If they have cooperated together, they could have outnumbered the Spaniards and boot out the Spaniards for good. They could ask reinforcement from China emperor to help them boot out the Spaniards. Philippines would have been freed from Spanish colonialists.

[@du2lx]

Sorry po .. there is no evidence that LIMAHONG ruled Pangasinan .. He was just a refugee in Pangasinan

[@bettacup8507]

I wanna see this in movie.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Me too!!

[@IntrepidIanRinon]

What if this was made into a movie and Andrew E plays the role of Don Galo?

[@mrM-kl9kn]

im wondering how you get to know that you were a direct descendant of raja matanda sir kirby

[@KirbyAraullo]

The descendants of Rája Matandá, Lakandúlâ, and Rája Sulayman, have actually been well documented since the late 1500s. Many Kapampangan elders, scholars, and culture bearers, especially among the older clans, still know who's who and who descended from whom. These are also known through oral traditions combined and balanced with archival documents (both by the state and the church), academic research, and other written accounts. Throughout the colonial period, many branches of the royal family of Luzon kept records of our genealogies, both written and oral. Many of these family trees were also intricately carved into hard wood such as the doors of the Bale Matua (ancestral houses). These records were kept safe and verified by the clans, the church, and the colonial government. These same families were the Principalia class (local elite/recognized legitimate nobility) and the "Super Principalia" (a modern term used by academics to refer to the the direct descendants of Rája Matandá, Lakandúlâ, and Rája Sulayman) during the colonial period, and many of them remained among the influential families of Central Luzon today, not just in politics but also socially and culturally. The descendants of Rája Matandá, Lakandúlâ, and Rája Sulayman, retained certain privileges under Spain, but of course the Spaniards were very strict on recognizing such privileges, hence the necessity of official record keeping through the centuries.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Short answer: We were raised knowing :)

[@mrM-kl9kn]

@@KirbyAraullo that is so nice to know sir kirby lots of love from zambales. god bless and take care

[@alejogarciajr022]

Lingayen gulf wow

[@solmixtv3201]

I agree with you Bro,We are all Brothers ,We are all Shemites! New Subscriber From Italy

[@ymir3030]

Kuya Kirby suggestion lang po! Pi-She-Yeh pirates :D

[@KirbyAraullo]

Yes! It's on my list din! Actually, that's one of the first artworks of Raph Lomotan, that's how I met him. Then I helped him with the depiction of Limahong's invasion, to provide historical guidance :)