According to Michael Hobby, the fact that the Mulekites were deeply involved in Jaredite culture is obvious . . . the fact that they spoke the Jaredite tongue is evidenced by their personal and city names, names of coinage, etc. One direct example is the name Coriantumr [Mulekite] in Helaman 1:15. There is also a Coriantumr [Jaredite] mentioned in Ether 8:6 and also chapters 12-18 of Ether.
In all likelihood, the people of Zarahemla who were originally found by Mosiah1 might have considered the Jaredite king Coriantumr1 to be their king. Now, many years later, this new Coriantumr2, "a descendant of Zarahemla" and thus a Mulekite, was leading the Lamanite armies against the Nephites at a time of kingship dispute. Was this a continuation of the Mulekite-Nephite, Kingmen-Freemen dispute that had been going on ever since the first recorded Mulekite war of dissent (Amlicite war) mentioned in Alma 2? [Michael M. Hobby, The Mulekite Connection, pp. 21-22,24]
Going further back in time, was this "Lamanite" (Mulekite) war similar to the "Lamanite" wars during the reign of king Benjamin (Omni 1:24 and Words of Mormon 1:13-14)? After all, the reader should be aware that the Book of Mormon is a written record of Lehi's family, so all recorded events reflect only on family members (Nephite-Lamanite). Mulekite influence has to be gleaned from reading between the lines. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes] [See the commentary on Helaman 12:13-21] [See Geographical Theory Maps]