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fall of the veteran and gallant Lacsamana, and his 

 8on-in-law, both of whom were killed, raised the 

 blockade and reheated with precipitation. 

 A. D. U&7. Hfg. MaBsur Shah, a native of the 

 Malayan state of Perak on the Pen- 

 insula, this year ascended the throne of Achin 

 and proved one of the most unwearied enemies 

 that the Portuguese had hitherto had to cope 

 with* He joined in the league formed by the 

 powers of Western India against the Portuguese, 

 in consequence of which he sent a iieet and ar- 

 my against Malacca, of which he himself in the 

 following year assumed command, butwascom- 

 A. D. 1&68, Heg, peMeU to retire after losing four 

 thousand men, and his eldest son. 

 He sustained another tsignal defeat during the 

 A- ». 1669. Heg* next year^ a single Portuguese man 

 of war dispersing the whole fleet 

 though commanded by himself in person* 



Two years afterwards, be again measured his 

 A. 0. isTp. Hcg- strength with his European antago- 

 nists, and sent a fleet to attack that 

 under the Portuguese Admiral, Louis de Melo, 

 but was defeated near Malacca with great loss. 



The following year, having agaih entered into 

 A. D, 1672. Hof^. a league with the princes of West- 

 t^- ern India, the king of Achin made 



another attack upon Malacca with a numerous 

 army, but was conapellcd torelire in consequence 

 of the defeat of his fleet by Tristan de la Vega. 



He then formed an alliance with the queen of 

 A. »- u?a. H*«. Japara in Java and made another 

 unsuccessful attempt upon M alacca. 



His ally, the queen of Japara, now appeared 



