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HIKAYAT HANG TUAH. 
Teja is taken to the palace. Hang Tuah is created Laksamana and 
given three streams (to rule). The duenna is created Paduka 
Mahadewi and given 100 slaves and 20 catties of gold and silver. 
When the Raja of Trengganu hears from Sang Ferdana and 
Sang Sura, the emissaries from Inderapura, then his son Megat 
Panji ‘Alain dons his long Minanvgkabau creese and mounts his 
elephant Shah Kertas and sets out with 4,000 soldiers and 2,000 
bearers to attack Malacca. He is advised to start at that pro- 
pitious moment “ when the snake is worsted by the frog ” on the 
9th day of Jamadi’l-awal, a Sunday, when “ the shadows are 134 
paces.” He goes first to Inderapura “ camping across the river ” 
(p. 272). His relative, Megat Kembar ‘Alt, interviews the Raja, 
and asks for audience for Megat Panji ‘Alam. It is admitted that 
when anal * raja come from Trengganu, they may come with drums 
and processions and sit beside the Raja Muda of Inderapura. 
News of the intended attack reaches Malacca. The Laksa- 
mana, Tun Jehat and Tun Kasturi sail for Inderapura in the ship 
Mendam Berahi, calling at Pulau Tinggi. Tun Utama, Tun Bija 
Sura, Hang Lekir, Hang Lekiwa and 3i,000 men go overland. The 
Laksamana rows up the river and decides to ivait on the Raja of 
Inderapura on the morrow “when the shadows are 7 paces ( tapdk ), 
and the Geroda is worsted by the snake” (p. 278). The Raja of 
Inderapura says that Megat Panji ‘Alam is setting out on the 9th 
of Jemadi’l-awal to attack Malacca. The Laksamana returns to his 
ship and reads his pusiaka, and Tun Jebat and Tun Kasturi keep 
watch on one leg ( beramal dengan kaki tunggal ) till day-break. 
They set out for the Raja of Inderapura’s palace, when the shadows 
are 12 paces. Megat Panji ‘A lam comes and is stabbed to death 
on the palace steps by Hang Jebat and Hang Kasturi, who then 
kill Megat Kembar ‘AM. The Raja of Inderapura orders them to 
be impaled for murder before his eyes: but the Laksamana and his 
40 warriors draw their daggers, march out. and, taking the elephant 
of the murdered prince, set sail for Malacca. The Raja honours 
them and bestows raiment on Adipati Jemaja and 6 Batins who 
bore titles and the 40 warriors (p. 290). 
The wife of the Raja of Malacca, Radin Mas Ayu, was with 
child and longed for the fruit of a coconut palm a nyior gading 
which grew in the middle of Malacca beside a melaka tree. The 
palm was thin and eaten by fire in the middle; no one dared to 
climb it and it would be unlucky to fell it. Hang Tuah climbed 
the palm (p. 292). The princess, now called Radin Galoh, bears 
a son, Radin Bahar. Ambassadors are sent by way of Toban to 
inform his grandfather the Betara of Majapahit. Pateh Gajah 
Mada receives them and the Betara sends 40 maids and 40 youths 
and a tezi horse to his grand-child. Only Laksamana dares ride 
the horse. 
Radin Mas Ayu bore another son, Radin Bajau. One day a 
horse belonging to the boys fell into a midden. Wrapped in 7 
Jour. Straits Branch 
