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Szekely (Hungarian: Székely) are the indigenous community of Székelyföld (Sekelistan), a region located in eastern Transylvania/Erdel in present-day Romania; its inhabitants have been known as Szekely since the earliest times. The Szekely formed a privileged group within the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, constituting a light cavalry class that, during peacetime, ensured internal security and, during wartime, undertook the roles of vanguard, reconnaissance, and border defense. These military funct