The scatter of islands between Mindoro and Palawan.
The Zhufan zhi has a section on the Three Islands (San-yu), lying beyond Ma-i (Hirth and Rockhill no. 41 in the table of contents we could read); we recall the names Ka-ma-yen and Pa-lau-yu being read as Calamian and Palawan (unchecked). The identification is an argument and not a fact, as the campaign board says. Nothing is dated for 1200; the islands are a chain of shelters on the road between Mindoro and the Palawan coast.
Who holds it
- Title
- Headmen of the place (no one named)
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source names anyone who holds this place for 1200.
Lord in 1200
No chief is named for 1200.
What the town holds
- Island shelters
Allies and rivals
Nothing is recorded; neighbours are the villages and ports along the same coast.
How things stand that morning
Not described for 1200.
Wealth
Wax, cotton, pearls and tortoise shell as the Zhufan zhi lists the goods of such shores, as we recall (unchecked); no figures.
Threats
- A poor monsoon or a failed season
- Raiders from the next coast
Council
No council or court is recorded; headmen and elders decide (inference).
Fairs and markets
Not known; the trade follows the monsoons.
Militia
Not known. No numbers.
Walls and castle
No wall or fort is recorded.
Trade and crafts
Wax, cotton, pearls and tortoise shell as the Zhufan zhi lists the goods of such shores, as we recall (unchecked); no figures.
Places of note
- Coron (Busuanga): Chief modern town of Busuanga island.
- Culion: Modern island town.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry id calamian-islands: the 'Three Islands' reading is kept as an argument. The Hirth and Rockhill text was not readable in this pass.
Evidence: A 1225 notice and the geography. The campaign board marks it 'contested'.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: A place marker; the ground round it, if any, is drawn in the lord and province records.
Sources and studies
- Hirth and Rockhill, Chau Ju-kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries (St Petersburg, 1911). Only its table of contents was reachable in this pass (Part I: Borneo, P'o-ni no. 39, p. 155; Ma-i no. 40, p. 159; the Three Islands no. 41, p. 161; Pi-sho-ye no. 43, p. 165); chapter text is recalled, not re-read
- Wikipedia, 'Zhu Fan Zhi' (read in this pass): the work, its date (about 1225), its debt to Zhou Qufei's Lingwai daida of 1178, the list of countries
- W. H. Scott, Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History (Quezon City, 1984): the Chinese notices of Ma-i, Pu-tuan, Pi-sho-ye and the Three Islands; known here only through Wikipedia, not read
- The OMNIA board (September 2026) note for this place: a lead only, not a source
- Background knowledge of Southeast Asian history (Wolters; Hall; Bellwood; Scott; Junker; Reid), recalled and not re-read in this pass
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.