The Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals)

Political

Photo taken at National Museum on 18 February 2014

This Sejarah Melayu is believed to be first written around 1436. It documents the history, the law and ceremonies of the Malay Kings or sultans ruling the Malay Kingdom.

Adapted from Sejarah Melayu, extracted from Singapore:  700 Year History by Kwa Chong Guan.

Sri Tri Buana or Sang utama died in 1437 after a reign of 48 years. He was buried on the hill of Singapura, called the Bukit Larangan or the Forbidden Hill ( now Fort canning Hill ). He was then succeeded by his son, Paduka Sri Pikrama Wira.

In the late 1340s, during the reign of Paduka Sri Pikrama Wira, the East Javanese Kingdom of Majaphit claimed superiority over Singapura. It attacked Singapura because Paduka Sri Pikrama Wira showed indifference to majaphit's wish to be the overlord of Singapura.

Paduka Sri died ion 1362 after a reign of 15 years and was succeeded by his son Sri Rama Wikerma.

Sri Rama Wikerma died in 1375, and was then succeeded by his son, who acknowledged the overlord ship of the Siamese over Temasek or Singapura. It became a vessel state of Siam.

This extract is being shown to tell you why I classified the Sejarah Melayu under political. It tells me about the history and law of the malay king and the things about political issues.