SUMATRA, 
In the 153^ we find Alradm engaged in a war with his neighbour a 
king of Maitaj named Jn^ee St'ry Timr raja. The caufe of their quarrel 
was the latter's refufmg to become a Mahometan at the Tequifition of 
the former. A battle was fought in which the Achenefe monarch was 
worfted^ and peace was concluded on the condition of his paying a cer- 
tain fum of gold to the vidor ; but a fupply of three hundred Arab 
troops, with a quantity of ftores, arriving at this time, he did not he- 
iitate to break the treaty, and falling upon fome towns belonging to the 
Batta king, he put to death three of his fons and a number of his 
principal warriors. Irritated by this treaciiery, Timor raja made a vow 
not to tafle fruit or fait, till he fhould have revenge. He raifed an 
army of fifteen tboufand men, feven thoufand of which were auxi^ 
Haries from the countries of Menangcabow, Indergeree, Jambce, Lufon, 
and Borneo, and fent a requeit to the governor of Malacca for aid, who 
furniftied him with arms and ammunition, as again ft a common enemy* 
With this force, and forty elephants, he marched towards Acheen, and 
not far from that place encountered his adverfary^ when a bloody engage- 
raent enfued, in the event of which Alradin was obliged to retire, after 
lofing fifteen hundred of his rnen, among whom were faid to be an 
hundred and fixty Turks, wkh two hundred Saracens, Malabars, and 
Abyflinians. The Batta king purfued him to the city, which he conti- 
nued to befiege during three and twenty days ; but lofing many of his 
people, and hearing that a fleet was oiF the port, in which was an 
army of Acheen returning from an expedition againfl the king of Siam, 
ht thought it prudent to make a haffy retreat to his own country, where 
he arrived on the fifth day.** 
In the latter end of the fame year a meflenger aio'ived at Malacca from 
the king of Aru, to folicit fuccours again 11: the king of Acheen, who 
was preparing a powerful force to invade his dominions, in order that 
by pofleffing this kingdom, which lay oppofite to Malacca, he might the 
more conveniently profecute his defigns againft that city, which was 
^ Mendex Pinto, 
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