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7. Sult&n Mahomed Shah was the founder of the dynasty of Indr£pur£, which 

 extends to Moco Moco. 



8. Sultan Maharaja was the founder of the dynasty of Priaman, which ex- 

 tends to Tiko and Kakanuli. 



9. Sri Paduka Berpakat was the founder of the dynasty of Achin, which ex- 

 tends to Telabu and Battu Barra. 



10. Sultan Mohikat was the founder of the dynasty of Bintan, extending to 

 Batavia. 



11. Sultan Suanku was the founder of the dynasty of Siac, which extends to 

 Pafta Pahan, to Pulo Sawan, and Kasang Bunga. 



" Oh God, look down upon the greatest of Sultans, prince of great 

 men, the shadow of Allah in this world, renowned among Arabs and 

 barbarians inhabiting this material world, (created for) the children of 

 Adam : Oh Lord of the kings of the earth, it hath been declared in 

 the Koran that every clay and night is to be accounted e,s void of light, 

 until the dawning of the true faith in the appearance of Muhammed 

 Seyd-al-Mursalin, the last of the prophets. Amin ! Oh God of 

 worlds. 



The Almighty hath caused this firman to appear in the Koran in 

 respect to princes, viz. " I have created man infinitely superior to the 

 angels, the sun and the moon. I have given him sovereignty on earth. 

 I have created genii and mankind, in order that they may worship me." 



The Almighty caused the dry land called Pi'ilo Langkawi to descend 

 between Palembang and Jambie, as the place of residence for the ori- 

 ginal sovereigns of the world, viz. the descendants of Sultan Hidayet 

 Allah Ta-ala, whom he had brought down from the clouds. 



Among these descendants was Raja Iscander zer Alkurnein, 

 ■whose country is Srang, and who is possessor of the iron lock intense- 

 ly green ; sometimes assuming a red, sometimes a yellow, and some- 

 times a white hue ; and, in short, possessing all colours so vividly as to 

 dazzle the eye of the beholder ; this forms part of the kabesdran 

 (regalia) of the three royal brothers, who scatter profusely their jus- 

 tice and munificence to all the slaves of Allah, and to all princes who 

 are feudal to them and derive favor and advancement from the be- 

 loved of Allah, Muhammed. These three Sultans were very wise and 

 faithful protectors of all the slaves of Allah. 



It hath been declared that the fountain in paradise, Jannat unnahim, 

 causes the young shoots to spring up from within the earth ; in like 

 manner, the slaves of Allah exist by inhaling the fragrant odours ema- 

 nating from the glorious Bdlie (a sort of hall of audience) of their 



prince. 



Odoriferous as ambergris and musk are the prosperity and power 

 of the three royal brothers, viz. the Sultan of Rum, Sri Maharaja 

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