Moro

E100448
Muslim people ethnolinguistic group indigenous people of the Philippines

The Moro are a collective term for several Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the southern Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, with a distinct history, culture, and struggle for self-determination.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moro canonical 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim people ⓘ
ethnolinguistic group ⓘ
indigenous people of the Philippines ⓘ
autonomousRegion Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
colonialLabelOrigin Spanish term "Moro" derived from "Moors" ⓘ
colonialOpponents Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
surface form: Republic of the Philippines

Spanish Empire ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country Philippines ⓘ
demographicSignificance largest non-Christian minority in the Philippines ⓘ
ethnicSubgroups Iranun ⓘ
Jama Mapun ⓘ
Kalagan ⓘ
Maguindanaon ⓘ
Maranao ⓘ
Sama-Bajau peoples ⓘ
surface form: Sama-Bajau

Sangil ⓘ
Tausug ⓘ
Yakan ⓘ
formerAutonomousRegion Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
surface form: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
historicalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
pearling ⓘ
historicalPolities Confederate States of Lanao ⓘ
Sultanate of Maguindanao ⓘ
Sultanate of Sulu ⓘ
historicalReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
majorCulturalTraits Islamic law influence ⓘ
distinct martial traditions ⓘ
maritime trading tradition ⓘ
sultanate-based leadership ⓘ
majorIslamicSchool Shafi'i school ⓘ
surface form: Shafi‘i school
notableConflict Moro Rebellion ⓘ
Moro Rebellion ⓘ
surface form: Moro Wars

Spanish–Moro conflict ⓘ
surface form: Moro conflict
politicalMovements Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters ⓘ
Bangsamoro Liberation Organization ⓘ
Moro Islamic Liberation Front ⓘ
Moro National Liberation Front ⓘ
primaryRegions Mindanao ⓘ
Palawan ⓘ
Sulu Archipelago ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousMinorityStatus Muslim minority in predominantly Christian Philippines ⓘ
selfDeterminationGoal Bangsamoro self-governance ⓘ
selfIdentification Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
surface form: Bangsamoro

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mindanao → ethnicGroup → Moro ⓘ
Davao Region → hasEthnicGroup → Moro ⓘ
Palimbang → hasCulturalHeritage → Moro ⓘ
Moro people → usesDemonym → Moro ⓘ
Bud Dajo massacre → ethnicGroupTargeted → Moro ⓘ