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The Sultanate of Sulu was an Islamic kingdom which ruled a small territory in maritime Southeast Asia, parts of which are today divided between the modern states of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Sulu was recognized by the [[Ming dynasty|Ming court]] as being three separate kingdoms - East, Central, and West Sulu - each of which paid [[tribute]] separately to the Ming court. The ruler of East Sulu sent his first tributary embassy in [[1417]], and others soon followed, receiving [[investiture]] from Beijing and securing a political and trading connection which contributed dramatically to the prosperity and longevity of Sulu as a polity.
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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 62.
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