Datu Piang
| Datu Piang Piang Tan / Tan Sim Ping دات ڤياڠ 大都皮昂 | |
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Datu Piang as member of the House of Representatives, c. 1921 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Department of Mindanao and Sulu's Lone District | |
| In office 1916–1922 Serving with Rafael Acuña Villaruz, Isidro Vamenta, Julius Schuck, Teodoro Palma Gil, Datu Benito, Datu Tampugao, and Pablo Lorenzo | |
| Appointed by | Francis Burton Harrison |
| Sultan of Mindanao | |
| Reign | 6 January – December 1899 |
| Born | 1846 Kuta Watu, Sultanate of Maguindanao |
| Died | August 24, 1933 (aged 86–87) Cotabato, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands |
| Father | Tuya Tan (陳頓仔, POJ: Tân Tùiⁿ-á) |
| Mother | Tiko |
| Religion | Islam |
Piang Tan (Maguindanaon pronunciation: [daːtʊ pɪjaːŋ]; 1846–1933) a Maguindanaon-Chinese ruler, popularly known as Datu Piang, is often referred to as the Grand Old Man of Cotabato. He was one of the most powerful rulers in Maguindanao from the end of Spanish rule to the arrival of American forces in late 1899.
Sometimes referred to as Amai Mingka, he was recognized as the undisputed Moro leader in Central Mindanao when the United States Army occupied and administered what was then referred to as "Moroland".