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Jacob Buyren, m A* D. 1602. The Portuguese 

 attacked them in 1603, and were defeated. The 

 following year they were successful, but again 

 repulsed in 1605. In 1607-8, they succeeded 

 in burning ihe town. Further inland, was a 

 town, called Baltoo Saoowar, or Sabar, belong- 

 ing to thft king of Johore, and pretty well fortifi- 

 ed and inhabited. The villages of Galea, Seri- 

 bas, and Melanooge (jf the Island of Borneo, 

 which bad revolted, and Samba, lying more nor- 

 therly, were subject to Johore, and as well as 

 Bintacg, and Lingga, governed by the lang de 

 Pertuan Moodah,* Sulthaun Marhom Daroo 

 Salam, king of Pedir and Achin, declared war 

 against the king of Johore in A. D. 1613, although 

 that prince was married to his own sister, and 

 did him much injury.f The Empire of Johore 

 extended from Point Romania, the southern ex- 

 tremity of the Peninsula, as far north n» Perafc, 

 and several petty princes were tributary to it. 

 Even in 1609, we learn from Nieuhoff^J that 

 Malacca, although then governed by the Portu- 

 guese, was subject to its jurisdiction, and I have 

 else-where shewn that this authority remained 

 until the Dutch persuaded the Rajah to relin- 

 quish his claim. Valentyn says that from A. D. 

 1624 to i67K Menangkabow was subject to Jo-* 

 hore. " In deze ty'd schynd 't Ryk van Man- 

 ingcabo ook onder di Koningen van Djohor ges- 

 taau te hebben."!]" 



■ Vai* B. «. Ch. 8, p. 

 t Vat B. 7. Ch. 1. p. r 

 t Nicoboff, apad CbuTcb C«n«ct foy. Vol. 11. p. IM et Mq. 

 1 VtL 6, Ch. e. p. S39, 



