of forty eight years up to the dat^ a. d. im. Ht^f, 

 of his decease. He was succeeded 

 OQ the throoe by Paduka Pekaxam Wira, who, 

 dyiD^A, D. t223,or Heg. 620. waij a, d. im, or 

 followed by Sri Rama Wikaram. H^^caa. 

 A. D, i236, or Heg. 034. Sri Ma- a d. m,, Heg. 

 barajah ascended the ihroiie. Hav- ^ 

 ing reigned thirteea years, he was succeeded by 

 Sri Iskander Shah.* This priDce , ^ „ 

 am tor one of his wives or mis- 

 tresses the daughter of one of his Bandharras, 

 to whom he was greatly attached on account 

 of her beauty. Believing the insinuations of 

 bis other mistresses, who accused her of infi- 

 delity, the Rajah ordered her Impalement, The 

 father. Sang Ranjuna Tap a, earnestly en- 

 treated that, if his child were to suffer death, it 

 might not be so shameful a one, but, bis request 

 being disregarded, he meditated revenge. He 

 accordingly invited the Javanese to the capture 

 of Singhapura, and opening the A. i>.m2.Het, 

 gates of the fortress admitted the 

 enemy who, after ao obstinate struggle, succeed- 

 ed in routing the Singhapureans, and Rajah Se* 

 cunder Shah fled to Moar on the mainland ; but, 

 removing thence, he arrived at a apot about thirty 

 miles further up the coast, where he founded the 

 city of Malacca, naming it from a tree so called 

 which was very abundant in the vicinity. Ac- 

 cording to Mr. Crawford, this prince died in A, 

 D. 1274, and was succeeded by SuUhauu M%at 



• Tt i- " fkte^ arc ^voo accorclini; ta Uie ChroiwloRiral tables 



' ;in Arrbl|,ip!iM{0. Tb« ^Jalily^ul aiinaU fix Uic pericul 

 ' '"it^n twenty Dim y?*nLre earlier, »taiiii[j rtprcAily 



*' * J ihiny iv*u ycitr* in Sinfjliapura at the datt 



. we see took itiaec in 1233. 



