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HIKAYAT HANG TUAH. 
come to Malacca from Acheh. All sailors fired a shot and cast a 
wooden spear in honour of them, when they passed the Tanjong; 
failure to do this entailed storms (p. 285). The Ruler of Malacca 
wandered about as. a dervish. One day he was given a gourd, 
whereupon he took a bite of it and carried the rest with him. The 
Prophet Ivhidlir, disguised as a youth, tells him he is carrying not 
a gourd but a skull. He opens his bundle, finds a skull and faints. 
A voice tells him that dervishes trust in God and do not carry 
food. The Raja wandered on and was never again heard of. The 
princess of Gunong Ledang ruled Malacca. 
A Portuguese ship came from Manila and touched at Malacca. 
Xext year another ship came and bought as much land as an ox- 
hide would cover, and the captain cut it into five strips and built 
a large warehouse which he equipped with cannon. In the night 
he fired the cannon and destroyed Malacca. * The Princess of 
Gunong Ledang tied and came to a great forest near the land of 
the Bataks, who made her their queen. 
Bendahara Tun Mat opened Johore. Sultan Mahmud left 
Bentan and ruled over Johore. 
The Dutch with the help of the Johore Malays ousted the 
Portuguese from Malacca. The gold leaf on which the treaty was 
made is still in the possession of the Dato’ Paduka Raja of Johore, 
who led the attack on Malacca. 
Tun Tuah is not dead. He is a saint and lives near the 
source of the Perak river, where he is prince of all Bataks and 
jungle folk. Sometimes folk meet him and enquire if he wants a 
wife. He replies, “ I do not wish to marry again.” 
