Ming Shilu
The next historical reference to Ancient Tondo can be found in the Ming Shilu Annals (明实录]), which record the arrival of an envoy from Luzon to the Ming Dynasty (大明朝) in 1373. Her rulers, based in their capital, Tondo () were acknowledged not as mere chieftains, but as kings (王). This reference places Tondo into the larger context of Chinese trade with the native people of the Philippine archipelago.