Who invented parang?

Parang is a term used to describe several types of single-edged machetes, knives and swords used in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, and are traditionally found among many ethnic groups in the Malay Archipelago region, including the:

- Moro people

- Maranao people

- Maguindanao people

- Tausug people

- Tagalog people

- Bugis people

- Javanese people

- Malay people

- Iban people

- Tidong people

- Dayak people

- Sasak people

Parang were developed independently in the region influenced by the development of the Kampilan, a single-edged sword similar to the Parang but characterized by a more pronounced point and a grip designed for single-handed use.

There is no single inventor of parang, as it is a tool that has been developed and refined over centuries by various indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia.