The point of the long western peninsula of Mindanao commands the Basilan strait (board).
The campaign board adds that a place called Sanmalan appears in Chinese notices of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and is often placed here, but the reading is a guess and other scholars put it elsewhere; we could not trace the passage and give it no weight. No chief or town is named for 1200.
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 strait landings
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 on the strait; the sea road between the Sulu and Moro gulf coasts (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 on the strait; the sea road between the Sulu and Moro gulf coasts (inference).
Places of note
- Zamboanga: Peninsula point (a later name).
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry id zamboanga-sanmalan: the Sanmalan identification is not confirmed (we could not find the Chinese passage).
Evidence: Geography and an untraced board claim. 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
- 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.