[19] Such slaves are generally killed by the authority against whom the offense was committed.

[20] The maharajah pahlawan form the highest grade of maharaja, their rank being next below that of a panglima.

[21] The term tuku-pipul, which is applied in Sulu to all officers subordinate to panglima, means the small and large poles or pillars that support the house.

[22] A panglima pihaq is one of the regularly chosen panglima of the Island of Sulu. The island used to be divided into five main divisions for administrative purposes, each of which used to have one panglima intrusted with its rule.