Laguna Copperplate Inscription in Pre-colonial Philippines (900 CE) (jan 1, 900 – jan 1, 1565)
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The Laguna Copperplate is a legal document inscribed on a copper plate in 900 CE. It is the earliest known calendar-dated document found in the Philippines. The LCI documents the existence of several early Philippine polities as early as AD 900, most notably the Pasig River delta polity of Tondo.
The inscription was written in Kawi script, a writing system developed in Java, using a mixture of languages including Sanskrit, Old Javanese, and Old Malay. The transliteration of the inscription shows heavy Sanskrit, Old Javanese and Malay linguistic influences, which strongly suggests the presence of Hindu-Buddhist beliefs prior to the introduction of Roman Catholicism and Islam amongst Filipinos.
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