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detailed in a subsequent portion of these pages, 

 at a period when their demarcation becomes a 

 matter of more importance; at present it will suf- 

 fice 10 state that they are placed in juxta petition 

 vvith Malacca. Their chiefs originally emigrated 

 from Meiiangkabow in Sumatra, and received 

 grants of land from tlie Sulthaun of Johore, which 

 kingdom, ray readers may recollect, was founded 

 by the Malays under Mahomed Shah the second, 

 on his expulsion from lAIahcca by the Portutruese 

 A. D. 15U. 



The following honorary titles were conferred 

 on each chief by the Sulthaun ot Johore. The 

 Panghoaloo, or chiefs of Soongie Tjong was styl- 

 ed Dattoo Calaiiah Pootasah, in virtue of which 

 desi-nation he and his j^iiccessors have taken pre- 

 cedence of the other three state.s being styled 

 " the elder brother," and the proprietary right in 

 the soil is said also to be superior. He of Rum* 

 bow, the next in dignity, and at present the most 

 powerful, was styled Maharajah, and the Pan- 

 ghooloo of Jobol, Seitiga Maharajah. 



The title of the Panghooloo ofNaomng is at 

 present Si Rajah Mer ih, the origin of which shall 

 be related in its ^aroper place. At present 1 must 

 pursue the train of eveiiis according to their his- 

 torical arrangement. This district was conquer- 

 ed in 1511 by the Portugnese, who advanced as 

 far as Padang Cha.shar, where an action took 

 place, and the tumulus raised over the Portu- 

 guese, who fell in the struggle, to this day marks 

 ihe boundary between Rumhow and Nanning. 

 When the Dutch conquered Malacca, Wanning 

 formed part of the acquisition, and became 



