Lanao



The Federated Sultanates of Lanao (FSL) is a united elective federal monarchic country in Mindanao, Philippines, where the original sultanates were founded in the 16th century through the influence of Shariff Kabungsuan, who was enthroned as first Sultan of Maguindanao in 1520. The Maranaos of Lanao were acquainted with the sultanate system when Islam was introduced to the area by Muslim missionaries and traders from the Middle East, Indian and Malay regions who propagated Islam to Sulu and Maguindanao.

Unlike in Sulu and Maguindanao, the sultanate system in Lanao was uniquely decentralized. The area was divided into the four sovereign states of Lanao or the Pat a Phangampong a Ranao which are composed of a number of royal houses (Sapolo Ago Nem a Panoroganan or the sixteen (16) royal houses) with specific territorial jurisdictions within mainland Mindanao. This decentralized structure of royal power in Lanao was adopted by the founders, and maintained up to the present day, in recognition of the shared power and prestige of the ruling clans in the area, emphasizing the values of unity of the nation (kaiisaisa o bangsa), patronage (kaseselai) and fraternity (kaphapagaria).

They had maintained and had successfully defended their sultanates from all Spanish attempts. After the last attempt, the Spanish never again ventured in all their duration in the archipelago for 333 years.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, the sultanates of Unayan, Masiu, Poona-Bayabao, Lumba-Bayabao and Baloi are now independent from the Philippines (while Lanao Norte and Lanao Sur are reunited together) and are now united into the Federated Sultanates of Lanao.

That would mean that Lanao is revived by the Unified Soviet Red Assault Command, Fauwan, the Southern Song Dynasty, the Cholan Federation, Majapahit, Tondo, the Idjang Federation, Samtoy, the Igorot Plutocracy, Caboloan, Namayan, Cainta, Maynila, Ma-i, Ibalon, Madja-as, Taytay, Cebu, Dapitan, Butuan and Maguindanao as a member state of the Beleninsk Pact after the invasion of Iligan.

Its capital city is Iligan City and its president is Abas Prokhorov.