Butuan (country)



Butuan, officially known as the the Rajahnate of Butuan (also called as Kingdom of Butuan; Butuanon: Gingharian hong Butuan; Butuanon Cyrillic: Гиңхариан хоң Бутуан; Cebuano: Gingharian sa Butuan; Cebuano Cyrillic: Гиңхариан са Бутуан; Filipino: Kaharian ng Butuan/Karahanan ng Butuan; Tagalog Cyrillic: Кахариан ң Бутуан/Карахариан ң Бутуан; Chinese: 蒲端國, Púduānguó in Chinese records), was an Indic polity centered on present Mindanao island in the modern city of Butuan in what is now the southern Philippines. It was known for its mining of gold, its gold products and its extensive trade network across the Nusantara area. The kingdom had trading relationships with the ancient civilizations of Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Persia, Cambodia and areas now comprised in Thailand.

The balangay (large outrigger boats) that have been found along the east and west banks of the Libertad River (or Agusan River) have revealed much about Butuan's history. As a result, Butuan is considered to have been a major trading port in the Caraga region during the pre-colonial era.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, it 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 and Dapitan  as a member state of the Beleninsk Pact after the invasion of Butuan.

Its capital city is Butuan and its president is Batac Larionov.