The Princess said to them, “I will marry only the man who can defeat me. To the Pangasinan court many a suitor came, seeking for the hand of fair Urduja. Urduja: The Warrior Princess by FerdinandLadera via DeviantArt The Story of Princess Urduja

In this article we will examine the story of Princess Urduja, discover who she really was, which lands she ruled, and how her legend came to be. The subject has been researched in the past, but in the modern age we have access to every library in the world and a simple click can download documents that previous authors may not even have known existed. This piqued my curiosity, so I began to sporadically conduct my own research. Recently, in a poll on The Aswang Project Facebook page about articles people would like us to research, it turned out Princess Urduja was near the top of that list. I was approached by several Pangasinense who insisted I take Princess Urduja off of the chart because “she was a real person”. Just over a year ago I created a chart that included the pantheons of deities, mythical beings and heroes of Philippine Myth, Folklore, and beliefs. She is also believed to be multi-dialect which was a common characteristic of the nobles in pre-colonial Southeast Asia. Leader of the Kinalakihan (warrior women). Urduja is often described as tall and beautiful, having golden bronze skin and dark hair, clad in gold and is adept in sword fighting and horseback riding. A historical reference to Urduja is reported to be found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD), a Muslim traveler from Morocco.

The Indianized name Urduja appears to be Sanskrit in origin, and a variation of the name “Udaya”, meaning “arise” or “rising sun”, or the name “Urja”, meaning “energy”, “life force” or “breath”. 1350–1400 AD) is believed to be a legendary warrior princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan, Philippines. (function($) (jQuery)) var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true)

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