 Named after Orang Kaya (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.Ungkaya Pukan was created by "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No.190", ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006.