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Juramentado!

Juramentados (from Spanish juramentar-'one who swore to an oath') widely known in the early 20th century, are Muslim Moro swordsmen of the Philippines in the the southern regions of Mindanao commonly known today as Bangsamoro, who took an oath to die in the name of the faith while engaged in infidels, the martyrdom undertaken considered a form of jihad.

Moro Juramentados are usually armed with a kris or kampilan sword or the barong machete usually accompanied by a wooden ornate round shield (sometimes a rectangular 'kalasag'). Armor would have consisted of plates and chain mail similar to Ottoman or Korean design; and topped of by a brass helmet with a striking similarity to a Spanish burgonet.

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