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that he rather ought to have been styled an Emperor than a King, 

 while there were so many Kings submitted to his supremacy, that, 

 when they appeared in his council, he had to show to every one 

 of them their seat according to their rank. He gave the first seat, 

 the place of honour next to him, to the King of Daha ; the second 

 seat to the King of Tanjong Pura (.lava), who was also married 

 to one of his daughters, Nasa Kusama or Nyai Kasuma and 

 who has succeeded him as King of Madjapahit ; and the third seat 

 was the place of the King of Malakka, his other son-in-law. 



King Mansor Shati made also an alliance with the Emperor of 

 China, and married his daughter. After this union he declared 

 war with the King of Pahang and conquered his kingdom. 



At that time Malakka was the first, Pasi the second, and Haru 

 the third city in those quarters of the East : these places were 

 famous, excelling in power and importance. Afterwards he declar- 

 ed also war with the King of Pasi, one Sainalahdijn", and defeated 

 him too. 



A short time afterwards, about 1420, Kratn Samarlooka, King 

 of Macassar, sent a fleet of 200 sail with a strong army to Malakka, 

 to wage war against that place, but the Laksairana or the Admiral 

 of King Mansor Shah attacked the enemy so valiantly, that he 

 compelled him to retreat., and he retired to Pasi, which place he then 

 besieged, ruining the country all round it. 



The said Sainalahdin, King of Pasi, afterwards had differ- 

 ences with his two younger brothers, who drove him from his 

 kingdom, compelling him to take refuge with this King of 

 Malakka (Mansor Shah), who took him under his protection, 



He besieged Pasi for the sake of this Prince, and reconquered for 

 him his kingdom and its chief town ; but afterwards he (Sainalah- 

 din) would not submit to Mansor Shah. 



His reign thus passed in constant wars and military troubles. 



He died in 1417, leaving his son, Sultan Aleddin as his suc- 

 cessor. 



He was the eleventh King of the Malays, the seventh of Malakka 

 and the fifth Mohammedan King. 



His reign lasted 30 years, but it does not appear to me, that 

 he performed anything memorable. It moreover seems to me 

 that, under his rule, Malakka must have submitted for a short time 

 to the dominion of the King of Siam. 



He died in 1477 and was then succeeded by Sultan Mahmud 

 Shah, who was the twelfth King of the Malays, the eighth and also 



* ZeineddiN, or Zeinalabedd!n. 



