Moro Rebellion

historic sultanate state based on the islands of Sulu, Palawan, and northeastern Borneo

1899–1913 conflict between the Moro peoples and the United States Army

1913 battle of the Moro Rebellion

1906 battle of the Moro Rebellion

Juramentado, in Philippine history, refers to a male Moro swordsman (from the Tausug people of the Sulu Archipelago) who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself. This was undertaken as a form of jihad or martyrdom. Unlike an amok, who commits acts of random violence against Muslims and non-Muslims alike, a juramentado was a dedicated, premeditated, and sometimes highly skilled warrior who prepared himself through a ritual of binding, shaving, and prayer in order to accomplish brazen attacks armed only with edged weapons.

1911 battle of the Moro Rebellion