The Pacific side of Luzon is open to the full weight of the typhoon season from July to October and is used only when there is no choice (board).
A place called Pulilu (P'u-li-lu) in the Zhufan zhi is often read as the Polillo islands; the English page 'Ma-i' gives Scott's view that Polillo and the other places in that list are 'of the same type' as Ma-i, trading shores and not subjects of it. The reading is plausible and unproven.
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
- Landings on the Pacific shore
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
Landings and sea products; trade with the Pacific-side villages (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
Landings and sea products; trade with the Pacific-side villages (inference).
Places of note
- Polillo: The island group's chief town (a later name).
- Infanta (Lamon bay): Shore town on the bay (a later name).
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry id polillo-lamon-bay is 'contested' as a reading of Pulilu; we do not settle it.
Evidence: A 1225 name, the geography and the campaign board. The campaign board marks it 'contested' (as a reading).
"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
- Wikipedia, 'Ma-i' (read in this pass): Song shi 971 and 982, the Zhufan zhi and Daoyi zhilue notices, the Mindoro and Bay readings
- 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.