THE SULU PONY IS THE OLDEST TYPE 
Long before the Spanish conquest, the Muslim tribes of the southern Philippine Islands had 
horses, which apparently came from Sumatra. The stock is still fairly distinct from 
that of the northern islands 
This photograph shows a good specimen of the breed, with 
Sulu rider. The bridle is the last word in simplicity. (Fig. 11.) 
Some time after Makdum (the Gene- 
alogy of Sulu says ten years) there came 
to Sulu a prince from Meningkabaw. 
This is a rich, high region in central 
Sumatra, from which many Malayan 
dynasties seem to have come. The 
first historic seat of Malay rule was 
Pagur Ruyong (in the mountains of 
Sumatra), the capital of the so-called 
empire of Meningkabaw.! 
Five years after the arrival in Sulu of 
the Rajah Baginda, from this Sumatran 
region, the rajah of Juwa sent a mes- 
senger to Sulu with a present of wild 
elephants. We are informed that the 
messenger’s name was Juya, that he 
1 Malay-English Dict., R. F. Wilkinson, III, 2. 
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