DiagramsDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu BakrDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu BakrColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Najeeb M. Saleeby’sStudies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,andThe History of Sulu,often bound together in a single volume, provide an interesting insight in the traditions and history of the Southern-most Islands of the Philippines. Predominantly Muslim, this area was only nominally Spanish throughout much of its history, and its rulers wherede factoindependent until the middle of the nineteenth century.Part I of this work starts with translations of some fanciful genealogies, which trace back the ancestry of the Sulu Sultans to Adam and Eve, and of course include the prophet Muhammad. This is followed by translations of laws, and a history of the islands in Part II. In a series of appendixes the text of a number of significant treaties are given, which, among others, show the historical roots of the Philippine claims on Sabah.The author, Dr. Najeeb Mitry Saleeby, was born in 1870 in Souk al-Gharb, a town near Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at the American University in Beirut, and then at the Bellevue Medical School in the US. During the Spanish-American War, he served as a surgeon in the US Army. He came to the Philippines on the USSThomasin October 1900, and was sent to Mindanao because of his knowledge of Arabic. Although himself a Christian Arab, he quickly befriended many Muslims, and respected the Muslims, their religion and culture. He decided to remain in the Philippines after his assignment. He died in Baguio on December 18, 1935.This work first appeared as volume 4 of the Ethnological Survey publications, printed in Manila by the Bureau of Public Printing. Part I,Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,appeared in 1905; part II,The History of Sulu, followed in 1908.Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive (copy1,2,3,4).A reprint from by the Filipiana Book Guild, 1976 with new introduction and some additional materials, is also available (copy1).Related Library of Congress catalog page:06001300.Related Open Library catalog page (for source):OL14536192M.Related Open Library catalog page (for work):OL11077343W.Related WorldCat catalog page:3743858.EncodingRevision History2012-11-30 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrection128leavellevel158of ofof176sometimesome time177,293valientlyvaliantly189waistcoastswaistcoats194comsumptionconsumption202cortégecortège205contendedcontented2232424th231,251brillantbrilliant256,292[Not in source].262behe263exagerationexaggeration270themthen283beto289,)296[Not in source])296ascendencyascendancy298reassurredreassured301stongholdstronghold305tranfertransfer307[Not in source]a328embarrasedembarrassed341disregaddisregard348reconnaisancesreconnaissances349incloseenclose350oppresssionoppression350KindomKingdom355communiciationscommunications362the thethe372archipelgoarchipelago386hositilitieshostilities386compaigncampaign
DiagramsDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu BakrDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu Bakr
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Diagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu BakrDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu Bakr
Diagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of SuluDiagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of Sulu
Diagram No. I.—Sultans and Royal Datus of Sulu
Diagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu BakrDiagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu Bakr
Diagram No. II.—Datus of Sulu not descended from Abu Bakr
ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Najeeb M. Saleeby’sStudies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,andThe History of Sulu,often bound together in a single volume, provide an interesting insight in the traditions and history of the Southern-most Islands of the Philippines. Predominantly Muslim, this area was only nominally Spanish throughout much of its history, and its rulers wherede factoindependent until the middle of the nineteenth century.Part I of this work starts with translations of some fanciful genealogies, which trace back the ancestry of the Sulu Sultans to Adam and Eve, and of course include the prophet Muhammad. This is followed by translations of laws, and a history of the islands in Part II. In a series of appendixes the text of a number of significant treaties are given, which, among others, show the historical roots of the Philippine claims on Sabah.The author, Dr. Najeeb Mitry Saleeby, was born in 1870 in Souk al-Gharb, a town near Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at the American University in Beirut, and then at the Bellevue Medical School in the US. During the Spanish-American War, he served as a surgeon in the US Army. He came to the Philippines on the USSThomasin October 1900, and was sent to Mindanao because of his knowledge of Arabic. Although himself a Christian Arab, he quickly befriended many Muslims, and respected the Muslims, their religion and culture. He decided to remain in the Philippines after his assignment. He died in Baguio on December 18, 1935.This work first appeared as volume 4 of the Ethnological Survey publications, printed in Manila by the Bureau of Public Printing. Part I,Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,appeared in 1905; part II,The History of Sulu, followed in 1908.Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive (copy1,2,3,4).A reprint from by the Filipiana Book Guild, 1976 with new introduction and some additional materials, is also available (copy1).Related Library of Congress catalog page:06001300.Related Open Library catalog page (for source):OL14536192M.Related Open Library catalog page (for work):OL11077343W.Related WorldCat catalog page:3743858.EncodingRevision History2012-11-30 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrection128leavellevel158of ofof176sometimesome time177,293valientlyvaliantly189waistcoastswaistcoats194comsumptionconsumption202cortégecortège205contendedcontented2232424th231,251brillantbrilliant256,292[Not in source].262behe263exagerationexaggeration270themthen283beto289,)296[Not in source])296ascendencyascendancy298reassurredreassured301stongholdstronghold305tranfertransfer307[Not in source]a328embarrasedembarrassed341disregaddisregard348reconnaisancesreconnaissances349incloseenclose350oppresssionoppression350KindomKingdom355communiciationscommunications362the thethe372archipelgoarchipelago386hositilitieshostilities386compaigncampaign
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Najeeb M. Saleeby’sStudies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,andThe History of Sulu,often bound together in a single volume, provide an interesting insight in the traditions and history of the Southern-most Islands of the Philippines. Predominantly Muslim, this area was only nominally Spanish throughout much of its history, and its rulers wherede factoindependent until the middle of the nineteenth century.
Part I of this work starts with translations of some fanciful genealogies, which trace back the ancestry of the Sulu Sultans to Adam and Eve, and of course include the prophet Muhammad. This is followed by translations of laws, and a history of the islands in Part II. In a series of appendixes the text of a number of significant treaties are given, which, among others, show the historical roots of the Philippine claims on Sabah.
The author, Dr. Najeeb Mitry Saleeby, was born in 1870 in Souk al-Gharb, a town near Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at the American University in Beirut, and then at the Bellevue Medical School in the US. During the Spanish-American War, he served as a surgeon in the US Army. He came to the Philippines on the USSThomasin October 1900, and was sent to Mindanao because of his knowledge of Arabic. Although himself a Christian Arab, he quickly befriended many Muslims, and respected the Muslims, their religion and culture. He decided to remain in the Philippines after his assignment. He died in Baguio on December 18, 1935.
This work first appeared as volume 4 of the Ethnological Survey publications, printed in Manila by the Bureau of Public Printing. Part I,Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion,appeared in 1905; part II,The History of Sulu, followed in 1908.
Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive (copy1,2,3,4).
A reprint from by the Filipiana Book Guild, 1976 with new introduction and some additional materials, is also available (copy1).
Related Library of Congress catalog page:06001300.
Related Open Library catalog page (for source):OL14536192M.
Related Open Library catalog page (for work):OL11077343W.
Related WorldCat catalog page:3743858.
This Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.
The following corrections have been applied to the text: