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Dato' Perba up to the present time, because Dato' Leteh brought 

 up Dato' Bungkal, and Dato' Putih is descended from Dato' Leteh, 

 and Dato' Perba is descended from Dato' Bungkal. 



The following account is given of the origin of the name " Lima 

 Suku " in the low country : — 



In the time of Penghulu Kfisir a woman of the Dato' Perba' s Origin of Li* 

 people was taken to wife by a man of the Mungkar tribe in Tampin, ma Su u ' 

 but his people did not pay the marriage dowry. On this the Dato' 

 Perba and Dato' Putih after consultation summoned their people to- 

 gether and went to Tampin to demand the dowry ; they kept up 

 the attack for about a fortnight, but without success ; then Dato' 

 PCitih and Dato' Perba called to their aid Dato' Maharaja Senara, 

 Dato' Leia A'ngsa, and Dato' Ganti Maharaja : these three agreed to 

 help them in the affair they were engaged in, and assembled all 

 their people and attacked Tampin, which was defeated at their first 

 attempt ; the Mungkar people admitted the dowry claim, and the 

 matter was settled. Then the five Dato' returned to Bembau, and 

 there they agreed to act together always, and they had a feast and 

 slaughtered buffaloes, and Penghulu Kasir removed to a place 

 called Mesjid Batu Putih, v* 7 here there was a great assembly and 

 the five chiefs mentioned registered an oath with the spilling ( x ) of 

 blood and under the Koran, that they would remain five elders 

 with one Lembaga, each with his own people, but of one mind, 

 whether advantage or injury should accrue, they should share it 

 as long as the sun and moon, which cannot change, endure. Which- 

 ever of the five chiefs should change or depart from the above 

 solemn agreement, he would be punished by the testimony of the 

 thirty books of the Koran, the Majesty of Pagar Ruyong would 

 fall upon him, and the weapon Kawi would make an end of him. 

 This was the origin of the -five sukus, and thenceforth Dato' Peng- 

 hulu Kasir spoke of the four and five sukus, in the low country, 

 with respect to the "berainpat berlima suku," and the " berampat 



bersembilan suku " inland. It is said that the first settling of this FirB _ f^f" 

 ° ment "di-da- 



(1) Each party puts some of his blood into a cup, and then each dips his ? ' lJ '" ln ~ 

 finger into the blood and conveys it to his mouth. land. 



