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Idjang Citadel
Idjang Citadel
Idjang
	File:Idjang.jpg Idjang in Savidug, Batanes Islands, Philippines.
Former names	Idjang , Moong , Kota
Alternative names	Batanes Castles
General information
Status	National Cultural Treasure
Type	Traditional Ivatan people, Tagalogs
Architectural style	Filipino
Location	Batanes Islands
Town or city	Sabtang,Savidug
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	20°20′00″N 121°31′52″E / 20.333331°N 121.531242°E
Elevation	Hilltop
Destroyed	Around 1790 CE
Height	50–70cm (terraces)
Technical details
Structural system	Fortress/ Citadel
Material	Limestone, Wood
Floor count	two -four
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Various Ivatan Kings or Chieftains

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An Idjang or Batanes castle is a triangular-shaped hilltop citadel on the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, made from limestone and wood.

Background

In 1994, Dr. Eusebio Dizon, the Deputy director of the National Museum of the Philippines, went to Batanes with his team of experts for an archeological project. They discovered a triangular-shaped hill in Savidug, which is a municipality in Sabtang, These rocky formations are called Idjang by the locals.^[2] There are a total of 4 Idjangs found throughout Batanes.

The ancestors of today's Ivatans descended from Austronesians who migrated to the islands 4000 years ago during the Neolithic period. They lived in fortified mountain areas called idjangs and drank sugar-cane wine, or palek. They also used gold as currency and produced a thriving agriculture-based industry. They were also seafarers and boat-builders.

Functions

The Ivatan people of the northern islands of Batanes often built fortifications to protect themselves during times of war. They built their so-called idjangs on hills and elevated areas.^[2] These fortifications were likened to European castles because of their purpose. Usually, the only entrance to the castles would be via a rope ladder that would only be lowered for the villagers and could be kept away when invaders arrived.

Other Idjangs found in Batanes
Idjang in Naidi Rolling Hills

Idjang in Naidi Rolling Hills
Another fortress found in Savidug.

Another fortress found in Savidug.

During the colonial era

In 1783, the Spanish claimed Batanes as part of the Philippines under the auspices of Governor-General José Basco y Vargas. The Bashi Channel had come to be increasingly used by English East India Company ships and the Spanish authorities brought the islands under their direct administration to prevent them falling under British control.^[3] However, the Ivatan remained on their idjangs, or mountain fortresses. In 1790, Governor Guerrero decreed that Ivatans were to leave their idjang and to live in the lowlands, thereby giving them more people to tax. Basco and Ivana were the first towns.^[3]

References

^ http://www.ironwulf.net/2015/08/24/batanes-savidug-idjang-exploring-the-ancient-dwellings-of-the-ivatans
^ ^a ^b "15 Most Intense Archaeological Discoveries in Philippine History". FilipiKnow. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b Howard T. Fry, "The Eastern Passage and Its Impact on Spanish Policy in the Philippines, 1758-1790", Philippine Studies, vol.33, First Quarter, 1985, pp.3-21, p.18.

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[1] ttp://www.ironwulf.net/2015/08/24/batanes-savidug-idjang-exploring-the-ancient-dwellings-of-the-ivatans

[filipiknow-2] "15 Most Intense Archaeological Discoveries in Philippine History". FilipiKnow. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[Howard_T._Fry_1985,_pp.3-21-3] Howard T. Fry, "The Eastern Passage and Its Impact on Spanish Policy in the Philippines, 1758-1790", Philippine Studies, vol.33, First Quarter, 1985, pp.3-21, p.18.

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Background

Functions

During the colonial era

See also

References