Limestone towers at the north end of Palawan, full of swiftlet colonies.
The nests are taken off rattan ladders (the campaign board says they go into the same China trade as the nests of Niah and Gomantong). The brief notes that no source shows edible nests being exported before the Ming, so the caves are recorded here as a place and not as a 1200 export. No settlement is attested.
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; the Palawan shore peoples (a later name is Tagbanwa) hold the coast.
What the town holds
- Nest chambers
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
Swiftlet nests are taken; no export before the Ming is shown.
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
Swiftlet nests are taken; no export before the Ming is shown.
Places of note
- El Nido (Bacuit): Cave country on the north Palawan coast.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board's claim that the nests enter the China trade is not supported for 1200 by any source we could reach (the brief: not shown before the Ming).
Evidence: Geography and the campaign board; the export claim does not hold for 1200. The campaign board marks it 'likely'.
"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.