Sultanate of Sulu forces

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The Sultanate of Sulu forces were the military units of a Muslim sultanate in the southern Philippines that resisted American colonial rule during the Moro Rebellion.

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Label Occurrences
Moro Sultanate forces 1
Sultanate of Sulu forces canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
irregular military units
military forces
activeDuring Moro Rebellion
alliedWith other Moro forces
associatedWith Sultanate of Sulu
commandedBy Sultan of Sulu
conflict Moro Rebellion
Moro Rebellion
surface form: Philippine–American War (Moro front)
country Sultanate of Sulu
culture Moro warrior tradition
disestablishedDueTo American consolidation of control in Sulu
engagedIn defensive warfare
guerrilla warfare
ethnicComposition Moro people
surface form: Moro peoples

Tausūg people NERFINISHED
governedBy Islamic law traditions
historicalContext American colonial period in the Philippines
historicalRegion Jolo
surface form: Jolo Island

Sulu Sea
language Malay language
Tausūg language
locatedIn Mindanao
surface form: Mindanao region

Sulu Archipelago
southern Philippines
militaryBranch land forces
naval raiders
notableOpponents United States Army
United States Navy
opposedTo American colonial rule in the Philippines
United States Armed Forces
partOf Sultanate of Sulu
primaryObjective defense of Sulu sovereignty
resistance to foreign domination
regionOfOperations Sulu Archipelago sea lanes
coastal settlements of Sulu
religion Islam
status defunct
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
used barong swords
bladed weapons
fortified cottas
kris swords
small arms
spears

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Moro Rebellion belligerent Sultanate of Sulu forces
Bud Bagsak assault belligerent Sultanate of Sulu forces
this entity surface form: Moro Sultanate forces