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or to have believed the southern extremity of 

 the peninsula to be pre-occupied. We learn 

 from Valentyu, Book 6lh, Ch. 2d, p. 317, that 

 the Malayft emigrated from Menangkabow, oa 

 Sumatra to Palembaiig, opposite Banca, and set- 

 tled oq the river Malaya, which circumscribes the 

 Mahameira hill and empties itself into the Ta- 

 tang river, by which its waters are carried to the 

 sea. He doubts whether the name Malaya, which 

 sigoifies celerity, industry, was assumed by tbe 

 settlers on account of the swiftness of the stream 

 as emblematical of their character, or that they 

 conferred the name on the river, because its rapi- 

 dity resembled their disposition. He thinks that 

 the former was probably the case, and that the 

 settlers gave their newly acquired name to the 

 peninsula, after having emigrated thither. These 

 settlers were headed by Sang Nila Utama, whose 

 name was subsequently changed to Sri Turi Bu* 

 wana. He was the grandson of Rajah Suran, 

 who, according to the Malayan annals, was a li- 

 neal descendant of Rajah Secander Zulkarneini, 

 or Alexander the great of Macedon. His father. 

 Rajah Sangsapurba was called to the throne of 

 Menangkabow in Sumatra, and settled Palem- 

 bang. Sri Turi Biiwana, who married a daughter 

 of the queen of Bintang» reigned over that Uland 

 for some time, but, at length, becoming weary of 

 the place, he set out inquest of more extended do- 

 A. n. im. H««. minions, and founded the kingdom of 

 Singhapura. The new colony was 

 .repeatedly invaded by Radin Inu Martuwangsa, 

 a powerful king of Java, but all his attacks were 

 repulsed, and Sri Turi Buwana maiutained 

 his footing during the whole period of his reign 



