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Note on Malayan Manuscripts and BooJiS. 



[Jan. 



The following princes of Patani are enumerated :— 

 Enja Kurub Maha Chan. 

 Piatu Anlara. 

 „ Nalvapa or Sultan Ismail Shah, the first 

 Makomcdan sovereign. 

 Muzuffer Shah. 

 Manzar Shah. 

 Patck Siam. 

 Bahadur. 

 Raja I jo. 



„ lju. 

 Paduka Shah Alum. 

 Kuning or Perachu— -female sovereign. 

 Kalaniaji cli^nasty. — Eakal. 



A mas Kalanlan. 



„ Jciyam. 

 Davvi Perachu—femnle sovereign. 

 Paduka Shah Alum. 

 Lacsamana. 

 Baginda. 



Along Yunas or lang de per Tuan. 



Along Ftuia-s was killed in battle ; after his death Patani fell into 

 a state of anarchy, and has since never had a Raja or Bandahara. The 

 last Bandahara was Dattu Tarab. With a brief account of an invasion 

 from Siam, and some curious instructions touching the Noubet and the 

 twenty-four Ragams or musical modes, the work closes. Mahomedan- 

 ism was introduced into Patani, according to the author of the Hikayett 

 during the reign of the third prince, Piatu Nakapa, converted by a man 

 of Passi named Shaikh Syed, who cures the prince of a deadly disease, 

 on condition tliat he will embrace Ic^lam. 



A description of the founding of the city of Patani occurs in the 

 commencement of the MS. of which the following is a tolerably literal 

 translation. 



" Piatu Nakapa was much addicted to the pleasures of the chace. 

 As he was one day seated on his throne surrounded by his mantris, 

 Pagawyes, Hulubalangs Riid vassals, he observed " I have heard that 

 there is great abundance of game near the sea shore." The mantris 

 performed obeisance and said " The commands of your Majesty are 

 just, your slaves have also heard it." Piatu exclaimed, " If it be thus, 

 let all our vassals be assembled ; -for to-morrovv we will go forth and 



