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Old 14th May 2011, 03:37 AM   #16
Battara
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Originally Posted by Rick
This begs so many questions .

When was the keris/kris first introduced into the Philippines ?

Where in the Philippines was it first introduced ?
Sulu ?
Mindanao ?
Or,
Borneo ?

By whom ?
Peninsular Malays ?
Sumatera/Jawa ?
My understanding is from Brunei and first into Sulu, at least according to tradition. I think there were 7 datus who traveled.
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