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Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Filipino, Maguindanao, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Meaning & History
Named for Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (1581–1671), the seventh sultan of Maguindanao, whose third name is derived from Arabic قدرة (qudrah) meaning "power". This is the name of a province in the southern Philippines as well as the capital city of the Philippine province of Maguindanao.