RAIDERS OF THE

Sulu
Sea
 Introduction
Raiders in the Sulu Sea is a
historiography documentary
film.
It was produced by Oak3 Films in
1996 through the direction of
Idzman Oathman.
It was televised internationally
by the Discovery Channel and
History Channel in 2008.
 Contributors

Icelle Gloria Durano Dr. Samuel Kong Tan Prof. Barbara Watson
Borja Estrada Andaya
 Contributors

Dr. Julius Bautista Halman Abubakar Dr. Margarita

“Tingting” R.
Cojuangco
Content
It talks about the "slave
raiding"activities of the Muslim
Tribes in the Southern
Mindanao and how brutal it is.
How the Muslim tribe showcase
their maritime skills and
weapons.
Content
The conflict between the
Muslim Tribes and the
Spaniards.
The reasons of Muslim Tribes
resistance against the Spaniards.
 Slave Raiding
The Muslims were focused on
captivating innocent people to
become slaves.
They captive people by
pretending to be fishermen and
will declare it as slave raiding.
 Slave Raiding
The Muslim raiders bear
a hole in their captives'
palms where they can
insert a string to tie them
in order for them to not
escape.
 Slave Raiding
Slave raiding already happened
even before the presence of the
Western colonizers. It was also
legal during that time.
 Spanish-Moro
Conflict
The attempt of the Spaniards to take
control of the economic activity and
to propagate Christianity in the
Southern Mindanao resulted into
conflicts between the Spaniards
and the Moros.
 Spanish-Moro
Conflict
The 3 tribes namely the Illanun,
Balangingi-Samal, and the
Tausugs led by Rajah Dalasi with
their 3,000 men and 100 boats
united to attack the Fort Pilar.
Illanuns
Known as the fierce of
Maritime Force.
They were the very
important tribe in the piracy
history.
They were excellent in
maritime activities as they
are traditionally sailors and
pirates.
Balangigi-Samal
They are the expert slaying
group.
Also known as Sama or
Northern Sindama
They occupied chain of the
Islands between Basilan and
Sulu Island/
Tausugs
They controlled the Sulu
Sultanate
Known for its fierce and
widespread political
powers.
The tribes showcase different kinds of weapons and
maritime skills.
 Ancient Weapons of Moro

Kalis/Kris Barong Kampilan Armor

Kalis/Kris
 Kalis/Kris
It is a type of double-edged Filipino sword, often with a
"wavy" section The kalis's double-edged blade can be
used for both cutting and thrusting. The sword is more
than 300 years old and it was used during the time
of the Spanish colonization. It is a weapon for warfare
and servility. It is 2 meters in length and was carried
not only by slave raiders into battle but also nobles
and high-ranking officials of southern Sultanates.
Barong/Barung
 Barong/Barung
Barong or Barung is the one Taosug warriors use to cut off
an M-14 and a carabiner because its blade is thick. It is a
deadly weapon and a sword with a single-edge leaf-
shape blade made of thick type of steel. It is also a 1-meter
long weapon that was used to enclose hand to hand battle
to cut Spanish firearms down to size. This weapon is
used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the
Tausug, Sinama or Yakan in the Southern Philippines.
Kampilan
 Kampilan
Kampilan is the longest sword that was used by the
Illanuns. It is a heavy, single-edge sword that has two horns
projecting from the blunt side of the tip which was used to
pick up the head of the decapitated body. The Kampilan
has a distinct profile, with the tapered blade being much
broader and thinner at the point than at its base, sometimes
with a protruding spikelet along the flat side of the tip and
a bifurcated hilt which is believed to represent a
mythical creature's open mouth.
Armor
 Armor

The armor was made from carabao horn. Its steel

plate was molded to fit the body and held together
by chain mail. It could also deflect the blows from a
sword but useless against firearms.
The Ancient Maritime Vessels
of the Moro

Lanong Garay Salisipan

Lanong
Lanong is a large outrigger
warship used by the Iranun and
the Banguingui people of the
Philippines. It could reach up to
30 m (98 ft) in length with 6
meters wide hounds, each at
cannons mounted at the bar and
had two biped shear masts which
doubled as boarding ladders.
 Garay
Garay is a traditional native warship
of the Banguingui people in the
Philippines. These are the fast-attack
boats of the Samalian Tribes. They
were made of Bamboo wood and Nipa
Palm and could carry more than 100
sailors. The ship was 25 meters long
and 6 meters across and hounds the
power magazine and cannon at the
barrel.
Salisipan
Kakap (also known as salisipan) is a
canoe-shaped boat which sometimes
have outriggers. They are often used
by the Iranun and Banguingui
people of the Philippines for piracy
and for raids on coastal areas. They are
usually part of fleets with larger
motherships like pangajava, garay, or
lanong warships.
 Highlight
On December 8, 1720 in
Zamboanga City (Southern
Peninsula of the Philippines) an
attack happened at Fort Pilar.
Rajah Dalasi fought aggressively
against the firearms and
cannons of the Spaniards.
 The Fort Pilar
The Spanish built the Fort
Pilar which serves as their
territory defenses for their
military presence at the
South. Fort Pilar is a
concrete 10-meter high
fortress and 2 acres wide.
 Highlight
Their attack didn't succeed. It is
not easy for the Spaniards, but
with the help of the steamship
that they bought from England,
they caught the boats of the
Muslims. The steamship is faster
and bigger than the raiders'
boats.
 The Brave Moros
When the 3 tribes failed
the attempt, they killed all
of the women and
children in their tribes
because they don't want
that each of them will
suffer against the
Spaniards.
 The Brave Moros

This actually proves that

the Muslims fight not only
for the economic value
but most especially for
their culture and religion.
 Relevance
The “Raiders of the Sulu Sea” presents the
study of the history that happened in the
Moro-Spanish past. It vindicated that the
different standpoints of the two parties was
brought forth by the influence of Religious
Ideologies and economic forces that drove
the clash resistance. Muslim-Christianity
Rivalry is until today, sufficing in our era.
 Relevance
The history of the Moro people and the
Colonization that happened in Zamboanga
City will always be a part of the backbone of the
historical development of the Philippines. It
abridges us to the perspective of knowing,
understanding, and commemorating the
importance of the history of the Southern
Region of the Philippines.
Thank
you