‘30 REMBAU HISTORY, ETC. 
The rank of waris Gédang burdens its holder with no 
definite duties while the privileges it confers are mainly pecu- 
niary. | Great with great (gédang), and small with small”’ 
is the customary rule: the greater the rank the larger the 
share in the warzs pickings. At the present day these four 
chiefs each draw a share of the revenue derived from Rembau 
other than court and registration collections. 
Claim to a share of revenue could only be justified 
in the case of a head of the waris (képala warts). To this 
rank only the Dato’ Pérba and the Dato’ Shahbandar aus 
any valid pretensions. 
The history of the 4 offices establishes this contentieat 
The office of Dato’ Shahbandar is an ancient Johor creation, 
rotating through all the seven Baroh settlements of the warts 
tribe. Local antiquarians admit that two centuries ago the 
Shahbandar in Rembau enjoyed all the riparian privileges 
attached to the parallel office in Sungei Ujong -—where the 
division of the warzs into the distinct branches of warzs dt- 
darat, under the Dato’ Klana, and the waris di-ayer,—under 
the Dato’ Bandar—nas served to maintain the importance of 
the office. In so far however as the position of Shahbandar 
is open to all Rembau warts and carried with it at the daté 
of creation (early in 18th century) prerogatives which the in- 
land position of the state and the existence of a Yang di 
Per Tuan Muda combined to efface, so far the Shahbandar is 
justified in ranking as a képala waris.’ 
The Mangku-Bumi also dates back to the era of Johor 
suzeraintv over Rembau. On the death of Lulinsoh the 9th 
Undang Rembau (1790 A.D. ?) 3 claimants fought tor the suc- 
cession—ultimately obtained by Pékak, a warzs of Kampong 
Téngah, andPasah—a waris of Kampong Tanjong—one of the 
defeated candidates, appealed to Johor. The suzerain was un- 
willing—as in his tottering dignity he was unable, to interfere, 
but solaced Pasah with a title (gélaran) To’ Mangku-Bumi—an 
(1) vide Saying quoted by Hervey, J R.A.S.. vol. xiii, “p. 248. Di 
aoa ayer : dipatah ranting sa Henan galah di tepi tebing To’ Ban- 
dar yang punia. 
Jour. Straits Branch 
