LTISTORV op THE 8UXTA.KS OF BRUNI. IS 



there garotted him, from which circumstance he is called Merhoum 

 " Tumbang di Rumput." When His Majesty was dead, he was 

 buried according to the rites of burial of the Rajas.* 



The people of the palace were scattered, running away iu all 

 directions. The son of the Raja, f who was the murderer, escaped 

 to the sea, but there were other children of His Majesty who re- 

 mained in Eruni, one named Raja Hasan and one Raja Husix, 

 also eight nephews, children of brothers of His Majesty, the sons 

 of Merhoum Tuah. All the insignia of royalty, as the crown from 

 Johoi* and the hamanah from China, were taken away by the 

 Bendahara, who made himself King, being installed by his depend- 

 ants by the title of Sultan Abdul Mttbust, but he was not nobat 

 nor crowned. The son of Merhoum Tuah, named Pangiran Bongsu, 

 and who was also son-in-law of Merhoum di Rumput, was made his 

 Bendahara by the Sultan Abdul Mubix. % 



Some time after this the Pangiran Bendahara went out to hunt 

 and wandered to the house of a Kedeian (§) Chief named Orang 

 Kaya Imas. When Orang Kaya Imas saw the Pangiran Benda- 

 hara coming towards his house, he pretended not to have observed 

 him, and said as if to himself : " Pie, all these Rajas nre without 

 " shame ; their father has been murdered, and they seek no revenge ; 

 " it is a creditable thing for those to hold up their hands in obeis- 

 " ance." He then spat on the ground, and for the first time turning 

 to the Pangiran Bendahara looked towards him and said : " "Whence 

 " does my Lord the Pangiran come ?" and invited him to enter say- 

 ing : " Enter into the hut of your servant, a man of the woods." 

 The Pangiran went in, and sugar-cane, plantains, potatoes and kladis 



* The date of this occurrence is the first and only one in Bruni history, it 

 is: " Malam hari Isnein" \Uh Rabial Akhir, A. H, 1072," — about A." D. 

 3655 (?). 



f Pangiran di Gedong Omar, called Pem-ukur. 



. i Sultan Abdul Mubin lived at Kawang Berbunga, opposite the Kota Baru, 

 in which the Merhoum Tumbang di Rumput' s palace had stood. The city of 

 Bruni at that time was built on piles covering the extensive mud flats between 

 these two royal residences. 



§ The Jiadeians are a race of people who differ in appearance and language 

 from the people of Bruni, and live in the country immediately surrounding the 

 city. They appear from ancient times to have been dependant on the Court j 

 they are a quiet agricultural race, professing the Mahomedan religion. 



