THE HISTORY OF PERAK FROM NATIVE SOURCES 



PAPER under the above title, which was published 

 in No. 9 of this Journal (June, 1882), contains a 

 translation of the later portion of the Perak " Salsila/' 



(chain, genealogy) of the royal family. This 

 ends abruptly with the death of Marhum Muda, 



which took place about the year 1777. It has been 

 carried on and brought down to 1882 by Raja Haji 

 Yahya, of Belanja, in Perak, whose manuscript I have 

 translated. Ungku Haji's work does not profess to be more 

 than a genealogical record, and is not, like the older book, 

 a historical narrative of events. It has not, therefore, the 

 interest of the latter. It is useful, however, as exhibiting 

 the mode of succession which was customary among the Perak 

 Rajas in former times, and as an authentic source from which 

 to ascertain the relative purity of the descent of the survi- 

 ving members of the royal line in that State. 



For convenience of reference, the names a^nd titles, wherever 

 they occur, of the Rajas who at any time succeeded to the 

 throne of Perak are printed in small capitals. 



W. E, MAXWELL. 



This is the genealogy of the Rajas who are in the kingdom 

 of Perak, at present. 



Marhum Jalil-ullah * was the grandson of Marhum 

 Kasab of Siak, who was descended from Sang Sapurba of 

 Pagar-ruyong. Marhum Jalil-ullah married a daughter of 

 Marhum Muda Pahang (by the grand -daughter of Marhum 

 Kota Lama, Sultan of Perak) and had six children — four 

 sons and two daughters. The sons were : — 



* For an explanation of the term Mar/mm and the Malay practice of re- 

 naming- their kings after their decease, see No. 9 of this Journal. {lite His- 

 tory of Per alt from Native Sources, p. 98 n.) 



The name of Marhum Jalil-ullah in his lifetime was Mod a far Shaft. 

 (Id., p. 102.) 



