A live volcano on an island in a lake in a crater, a few hours inland of the Batangas anchorages (board).
Its eruptions are frequent and violent, and its ash has buried settlements on this coast more than once; the dated record of those eruptions begins long after 1200, and no eruption is dated for 1199 or 1200. The lake shore and the Batangas coast below it are settled country; nothing names a chief or a town here before the Spanish.
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
- The lake shore villages
- The anchorages of Batangas
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
Lake fish and the produce of the volcanic soils (inference); the Batangas anchorages (board).
Threats
- An eruption (the dated record is later)
- Raiders by sea
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
Lake fish and the produce of the volcanic soils (inference); the Batangas anchorages (board).
Places of note
- Taal volcano: Volcano Island in the lake.
- Taal town: Modern town on the coast side (position approximate).
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board's 'secure' means the volcano is certain; no settlement or event is dated to 1200.
Evidence: Geography and the campaign board only. The campaign board marks it 'secure' as a place; nothing is known of 1200.
"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.