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decease of that sovereign, and directed Tuan Ta- 

 lani to be put to death for having visked Malacca 

 without having previously obtained im permis- 

 sion. The assassination of this chief was speedily 

 reporteii to Malacca by his suiviviug relatives, 

 and SuUhaun Ala-ed-din despatched his Lac-sa- 

 mana, or admiral, to call Sukhaim IMohammed 

 Shah, of Pahanrr, to account for the transaction. 

 The Lacsamatia directed one of Ids officers to km 

 a brother of Sri Agra di Eajah, (the noble who 

 had prit Tnan Talani to death,) and, on Snlthaun 

 Mohammed's demanding the punishment of ttie 

 murderer, replied, " He confesses it," ((he mur- 

 der), Sire, but nevertheless 1 cannot consent to 

 ** his being any way punished, on account of the 

 grievous crime of 8ri A^^ra di Rajah towards 

 " ihe Rajah of Malacca, in killing Tuan Talani at 



Tringano, and not announcing it at Malacca. 

 The Pahang Uajah was obhged to be contented 

 with this answer, and made no further attempt 

 to shake off the yoke of allegiance. 



Sulthanu Ibrahim, of Siak, committed a similar 

 offence against the Hajah of Malacca, and was 

 compelled to apologize for the transaction. 



Sulthaun Ala-ed-din moreover placed one of 

 his sons on the throne of Campar by the +itle of 

 Sulthiun Menawer Shah. These facts are suf* 

 ficieut to prove that the hypothesis of those writers, 

 who, following a dubious opinion expressed by 

 Valentyn,'!' have supposed Malacca to have 



' Mfday Aiiitil». p. iSS. 



t " Onk wh> od mv toe dat Malakk* in xrtt tytl oMer den k<m\ng 

 TBn SUm g*'raakt ii, ho«tt*U ' t(r*r ttiet Ims; linder Meef." " U «Im> ap^ 

 iJWfi lonip tUat Malacca in hb [ Aju-etf-dm) Hra*i wai eiiUdiied by Siam; 

 hoxrcver, ahe did not lotjg remain uiidet the vr^c." Book fitbt Chttix 

 2d. p. sm ' » -T- 



