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about 1813, passed at once into the interior, and 

 his successor Rajah Laboo, who arrived from 

 Menangkabow in 1828, did the same. This last 

 chief was accompanied by Rajah Krajan. 



Another anomalous situation has, of late years, 

 sprung up in Humbow. 1 allude to that of the 

 lang de Pertuun Moodah, which is iuierior only 

 to that of the lang de Pertuan Besar ; and, like 

 it. is destitute of insignia, territory, or subjects. 

 This office is of very recent date, and m origin is 

 this : Rajah Itam, having succeeded Rajah Adil 

 as lang de Pertuan Bes^ar, married a daughter of 

 Rajah Assril : this last chieftain had four sons and 

 two daughters one of the latter of whom having 

 been left a widow by a Buggis Chief, by whom 

 she had Rajah AlU, subsequently married Rajah 

 Itam. The other daughter, having been also 

 left a widow by Tuankoo Seh, by whom sb^ had 

 one chdd, retired to Linggy, whence she was 

 eventually invited to remove to Sooogei Oojong, 

 and, shortly after her arrival there, married Ra- 

 jah Laboo. 



Rajah itam exerted his influence with the 

 Panghooloos Bel ant ye* and Sookoos of Rum- 

 bow, and procured the election of his father-in- 

 law, Rajah Assil, to the new dignity of Rajah of 

 Rumbow, under the title of lang de Pertuan 

 Moodah. It is asserted that Rajah* Alii, who in 

 the earlier period of his career is currently re- 

 ported to have been a pirate Chief of some fame, 

 conspired in concert with another leader of equal- 

 ly dubious character against the authority, if not 



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