| Gugu Sarikula | |
| 5th Sultan of Maguindanao | |
| Reign: | 1585–1597 |
| Full Name: | Sultan Gugu Sarikula, Datu Sarikula |
| Predecessor: | Sultan Dimasangcay |
| Successor: | Kapitan Laut Buisan |
| Royal House: | Sultanate of Maguindanao |
| Religion: | Sunni Islam |
| Father: | Datu Bangkaya |
Sultan Gugu Sarikula (alternative spellings Salikula or Salikura, reigned 1585-1597) was the fifth sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines.[1] Sarikula was a direct descendant of Sharif Kabungsuwan, the first sultan of Maguindanao.[1] He was the son of Sultan Bangkaya and Matampay.[2] Sarikula also had two half brothers, Dimasangcay Adel and Buisan, who also reigned as sultans of Maguindanao before and after him.[3] [2]
Sarikula was involved in a power struggle with Buisan, which ended with him being ousted by his younger brother to Sulu in 1597.[4]
Sarikula married Raja Putri, one of the daughters (or a sister) of Sultan Muwallil Wasit (Rajah Bongsu) from the Sulu Sultanate.[4] Their daughter, Putri Mampey, married her first cousin, Sultan Kudarat, the son of Buisan.[5]