The town of Butig is considered as the oldest settlement in the center of Mindanao. A sultanate located in the Pangampong (Principality) of Unayan, in ancient history, Butig is a place where the lofty tower (LAMIN) of Princess Sittie Anak was located, Anak is daughter of a king in Kiaranda a Ragat now “Ranao” Butig is the Capital o Unayan principality which is belongs to the confederation of the Sultanates of Lanao (Ranao in Maranao language). This historic town is the "cradle" of Maranao civilization.
Connected to all the 15 Royal Houses of Lanao. By tradition, any individual who has no blood line in Butig cannot hold any recognized Royal Title in Lanao. The first ancestor of Butig is Sittie Anak, who’s married to Dimaampao and got Makaampao, makaampao got Datu Paskan the 2nd ruler of Unayan Principality.
Time passed Dozonan was married to Domariong of Butig and got amisesem 3rd ruler of Butig and got eight 8” siblings, one of them is the princess of Butig named Lilangen, her name was derived from the M’ranao root word Lilang “love one” Lilangen is adjective of Lilang. This lady was called “Lilangen” everything she need will be given to her, Lilangen is a Maranao term which is double meaning in Maranao, which are, to entertained, second to court with or love one,
Lilangen was married to Amirogong sa kapay the son of Sarip Radia Kunuga son of Sarip Kabunsoan, the couple, graced with only son “PENDOMA” 4th ruler of Butig and later married to Maupaat Umpas sister of Maupaat Sandab, Umpas and Sandab descent from the Royal family in Johor and Arabia,
Dianaton of Butig was come in butig on 1619 A.D. who later married to Paramata Asia daughter of Amatonding a Noni or Falawan sa Bansayan, While Amborong was married to Omon daughter of Dimasangkay adel 4th Sultan of Maguindanao to “Mira” bae a labi sa Simoay,
Amborong got, Amatonding a Noni, Potre Gayo and Potre Nangko, Gayo settled in Lombayanague while Amatonding a Noni was married to Maupaat Gayang Sister of Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat 6th Sultan of Maguindanao, Gayang and Kudarat are siblings of Sultan Laot Boisan of Malabang to the sister of Sultan Batara sa tenga of Sulu 8th ruler both siblings of Sultan Muhammad ul-halim Bodiman of Sulu 7th ruler,
Amatonding a Noni and Gayang, got Anta, Nago, Amben, Pindawadawa oray and Paramata Asia, Asia was married to Dianaton Naim, settled in Butig and established the Sultanate system of Butig, a first royal sultanate of Ranao, Naim was enthroned as Sultan Dianaton of Butig. The descendants of Dianaton could only ascend the throne in Butig,
According to the Taritib (traditional orders) of the Butig handed down through well-remembered oral traditions, only male descendants of the line of Paramata Saimbo Daughter of Dianaton, who’s married to Sarip Palawan of Tubok Malabang son of Anta, Saimbo and Palawan got Domalondong, Barakat and Potre Umba of Bayang, after the creation of the Domalondong Sultanate 16th royal house of Pangampong, the Descendants however of Barakat could only ascend the throne as Sultan of Butig with a term of 4 years as a new Taritib (System) of Butig.
Butig Sultanate is one of the 16 royal houses of 4 confederations of Ranao (Pat a Pangampong) and considers as Paramount Sultanate of Sebangan a Unayan “east Unayan” (district of Unayan) and most documented in Genealogy.
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