The south-west corner of Luzon is the first shelter for a ship that has crossed from the China coast (board).
The famous grave fields at Calatagan are mostly of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries (board), later than 1200, so the site stands here as an anchorage and landfall and not as a settlement anyone can date to 1200. Balayan bay lies behind it, and the Taal lake country a day's walk inland.
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
- A landfall and anchorage
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
Anchorage and landfall; the products of the Batangas shore (inference).
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
Anchorage and landfall; the products of the Batangas shore (inference).
Places of note
- Calatagan: Grave-field point on the south-west corner (later graves).
- Balayan: Bay town (a later name), position approximate.
Where the sources disagree
- The Calatagan grave fields are later than the campaign board's date (fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, as the campaign board itself says); no 1200 settlement is claimed.
Evidence: Geography and the campaign board only. The campaign board marks it 'likely' and warns about the later graves.
"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
- 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.