We all live on the earth. Everyone knows that there are many countries around our country, and the Philippines is one of them. The Philippines also has its own sovereignty, and it is a country that our people often visit when traveling, but many people may not know that Sulu in the Philippines has been our territory since ancient times. It's a long story In ancient times, the Philippines was called Sulu. In the Ming Dynasty, it surrendered to us, and it was willing to incorporate its territory into our country. In the Qing dynasty, it surrendered to our country again, and it was willing to incorporate its territory into our country. Seeing this, many friends may ask, since there are such good things, why is the Philippines not our territory now? This matter is a bit complicated. Let me tell you in detail.

During the Ming Dynasty, because Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, Sulu and other countries at that time knew that there was a powerful country on the other side of the ocean. So in the 15th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, the three Sulu kings personally came to our country to pay homage to China, which they yearned for very much, and expressed their willingness to submit to China. At that time, Emperor Yongle also agreed to their demands and gave Sulu a lot of rewards. It can be said that Sulu, the predecessor of the Philippines, has been our inherent territory since the Ming Dynasty. At that time, when the three Sulu kings returned, one of the Oriental kings, Ba Du Ge Badala, unfortunately died of illness in Shandong, China. His son, daughter-in-law and others did not return to Sulu and stayed in China to keep the tomb.

During the Ming Dynasty, Sulu was already our territory, but it was too far away, and no troops were stationed in Sulu in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, King Sulu led a delegation to China again.

King Sulu expressed to Emperor Qianlong the friendly history of the two countries, his yearning and admiration for China, and at the same time expressed his hope that China would accept Sulu territory. But what I didn't expect was that Qianlong made it clear that he was not interested in "tiny land". In fact, Sulu came to the Qing Dynasty to seek asylum, and Qianlong felt that the pros and cons were not worth the loss, so he did not agree.