Battle of Manila (1405)

The Battle of Manila in 1405 (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila) was a battle for the whole Luzon island including Manila. The battle was launched by Ming dynasty Admiral, Zheng He who wanted to incorporate Luzon into the Ming Empire. The Chinese attack was repulsed by local kingdoms. They were forced to settle in Pangasinan where they made the local kingdom of Caboloan a vassal-state and a colony of the Ming dynasty. The assertion that there was once a Ming attempt to subjugate Manila is also supported by historian Paul Kekai Manansala.