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who after a reign of two years was followed by 

 Sullhauo Mahomed Shah, the first Mahommed an 

 prince. According to the aanals, the succession 

 devolvrd upon Rajah Besar Moodah, thence on 

 Rajah Tengah, and thence again on Rajati Kicliil 

 Beaar, who^ on his conversion to islamistn, as< 

 iumed the title of Sulthaun Mahomed Shah, 

 which would thus give an additional intervening 

 reign. 



Even at this early period, however, Malacca 

 appears to have risea into considerable impor- 

 tance, for the annals, after detailing the nntner- 

 oiis court ceremonies and usages introdaced by 

 Sulthaun Mahomed Shah» thus proceed. For 

 " a long period the country of Malacca continued 

 " to flourish, and its domains to increase con- 

 ** stantly, so that on the west its boundaries ex- 

 *' tended to Bruwas Ujung-carang ; and on the 

 ** east as far asi Tringano: It also became noted 

 ''in every country that the country of Malacca 

 *' wais very great, populous, and abundant in all 

 ** the necessaries of life ; and that its rajahs were 

 ** descended from the race of Sec under Zulkar- 

 " neini, and sprung from Nasharwau Adil, the 

 Rajah of the east and west. All Rajahs came 

 to Malacca to be introduced to Sulthaun Ma- 

 homed Shah, who received i hem all with the 

 *' highest respect, and invested them with honor- 

 " arv dresses of the highest value. All the mer- 

 *' chants likewise, whether from above* or undec 

 *' the wind, frequented Malacca, which in those 

 " days was extremely crowded, and alt the Arabs 

 gave it the name of Afaiakal, or the mart for 



• EMt or West, the wiad being rappoitd to ri« ^th the ion. 



