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    The Torogan was the traditional house of Maranao royalties in Lanao. It served as both a residence for the sultan and his family as well as a place for community affairs. Torogans were elevated structures made from wood with ornate carvings. They had living spaces and areas for hosting functions. Over time, many Torogans disappeared as the sultanate system ended and new architectural styles emerged.

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    THE TOROGAN

     The Maranao Royal Houses


    of Lanao
    THE TOROGAN
    Royal Houses of
    Lanao
    The Torogan was the traditional house of Maranao royalties.
    The sultan, along with his wives, children & servants lived on
    it. However, it was more than just a residence, it was also a
    communal house where affairs of the community were held.

    The Torogan: The House of Power


    There are three types of traditional Maranao dwellings. First,
    the torogan, the homes reserved for nobilities. Second is the
    “mala-a-walay” or the big house. Finally, the “lawig” or the
    small house.

    Parts of a Torogan
    Torogans were elevated from the ground using “tukod” or hard
    tree trunks of huge girths. At the center is the “tapuwilih” post
    surrounded by twenty-five others at the base.
    THE TOROGAN
    Royal Houses of
    Lanao
    Dorung is the multi-purpose ground space created under
    the wooden beams. The main house on the second floor is
    called the “poro”. It is an open space partitioned only with
    cloths & chests.

    Barimbingan planks make up the “lantay” (flooring) held


    together by wooden floor joists called “dolog”. The
    wooden staircase or “towak” as well as its stringer board
    screams of the folk motif okir carvings.

    The walls made of “gisuk” & wall studs called “tartek”


    hold the walling planks or the “dingending”. The carved
    center beam inside the house called the “tinai-a-walay”
    supports the king post of the roof.

    More okir carvings fill the door (paitaw) & sliding


    windows (rowasan).
    Traditional Maranao houses from ancient times used
    cogon for roofing or “atup” supported by the “rampatan”
    beams & adorned by a “diongal” on top. However, during
    the American times, GI sheets replaced the cogon.
    THE TOROGAN
    Royal Houses of
    Lanao
    Uniquely, the panolong is the most distinct part of the
    torogan. These are carved end-beams. The serpent design
    (niyaga) fill the front while the sides use the pako okir or
    the fern patterns.

    THE LANIM
    THE TOROGAN
    Royal Houses of
    Lanao
    While Torogans were pre-colonial architectures, some of it crossed
    through the eras of foreign conquests. And those that have lived
    through time are between 100 to nearly 300 years old today.

    Why are Torogans Gone?


    There are many reasons why torogans disappeared in time. Among
    them is the abolition of nobility titles given to any Filipino in the
    First Philippine Constitution in 1934.

    Another reason is that many of it were converted into fortresses


    during the failed Spanish-Moro Wars & during the conquests of the
    Americans.

    Then, there’s the rise of the middle class at the time when the
    sultanates became non-entities. They started to build big houses that
    rivaled the royal torogan.

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