This is fascinating. Learning more about the Moro. I am re-reading Cato and he says that the Datus had considerable power, an ability to raise large armies quickly, -- sometimes more power than a panglima or even a sultan -- as many as 10,000 men.
Seems like the Moro did a lot of fighting among themselves and never really unified their tribes under one common leader. If they had been able to unify, they would have been a far more formidable force. I am impressed that they were still able to hold off the Spanish for almost 400 years.
There are far more erudite and knowledgeable people on this forum and I would like to know more. Pity there are such few books written about this marvelous people.
Can anyone recommend books other than Cato and "Swish of the Kriss?"
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