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palace of Taankpo Pootri at Pulo Pioigad, and 

 was burieii, on tlie Btli October, the day suc- 

 ceeding decease, by the Vice-roy, Rajah Ja- 

 phar, witli every solemnity. His remains were 

 deposited in aportioaof the minaret, appropriated 

 to the Uoyal family. After the deatli of this 

 High Priest up to the prest-nt period the office 

 appears to have fallen into desuetude, the chief 

 minister of religion bein^ the Malay teacher, 

 Abdul-Raschid» who performs divine service in 

 the mosque at Puh? Piui^ad, and in the Royal 

 family; he is, however, principally supported 

 by Rajah Japhar, deriving very trivial niainten* 

 ance from the people. 



An Arab ifadgi, named Syed Shech, also came 

 to Pulo Pinigad from Malacca. He was well 

 stricken in years and appears to have obtained 

 great influence over both the Royal family and 

 the inhabitants of the kingdom. He was a great 

 favorite with Sulthaun Muhmood Shah, and con- 

 tinues to be such with al! the members of the fa- 

 mily, and the greater portitm of the inhabitants. 

 He fiub>*ists upon his own little property, eked 

 out by presents from the ditff rent branches of 

 the Royal family at Singapore; Rhio, and Llngga. 



The Kings of Johore always had, from the year 

 of the Hegira n73,orA.U. 1 76 U(j2, up to the de- 

 cease of Sulthaun Mahmood Shah in A. D. 1810, 

 eight Ministers, or Councillors of SuUe» four of 

 whom were legiiiniate descendants of the ancient 

 Malay, or Menangkabow, dynasty. These four 

 were as follows; the Bandliarra of Pahang, the 

 Taraoongong of Johore, the Hajah Indrabongsoo,* 



• The offices of Rtjali ludnnbongsoo aod lyang Pertunn Moodth 

 im extant in A, t>. Vide \ <»lciJtyn, Book Cth Chhp> B. p 



