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to be any historical basis for this classification. There have been 
eight holders only of the title, the first six being members of the 
same uterine family or perut. But by a recent arrangement four 
families are to hold the dignity in rotation. The names of these 
chiefs were : 
1. 
Pasar, 
5. 
Lajim, 
2. 
Ranjau, 
6 . 
Mi in, 
3. 
Bongkok, 
7. 
Simbok, 
4. 
Ivahar, 
8. 
Jamat. 
The fourth of the lembaga tiang balai, the Dato’ Amar of 
Klawang, is now a Jelebu magnate. 
It will be noticed that applied to these four major chiefs the 
words lembaga and waris bear a very loose sense. A Sungai Ujong 
lembaga is not headman of a matriarchal tribe as in Rembau and 
Kuala Pilah, nor is every waris di-darat eligible for the position of 
Dato’ Klana. The ad a l perpateh did not obtain over Sungai Ujong 
the power that it possesses in Rembau ; and the long period during 
which the a. da t temenggong was followed, has introduced a number 
of anomalies into the Government of this small State. 
Next in precedence after the tiang balai come the two repre- 
sentatives of the lvlana’s own family — the Dato’ Maharaja Lela of 
the waris hilir, and the Dato' Johan of the waris liulu. These men 
are usually electors at the appointment of a Klana and possess a 
certain importance as such ; but they have no territorial authority. 
From the family pedigrees it would appear that the two titles date 
back to the days of Dato’ Klana Bahi when the law of rotation in 
families and of succession by female descent was introduced into 
Sungai Ujong. They are really the ibu bapa of two important 
pend. 
Below these two ibu bapa come the lembaga tiga di-Pant ai 
who are really tribal headmen of the Rembau type, though the 
number of their clansmen is small and their titles are modern. 
These three lembaga are : — 
Dato' Manteri (Sri Melenggang), 
Dato’ Raja ’di-muda (Biduanda), 
Dato’ Maharaja Indera (Batu Hampar). 
They were appointed originally under other designations by 
the Dato’ Anduleka Manduleka of Pantai and exercise no authority 
outside his mulcim ; but their present titles were created by the 
Klana. 
The family of the Dato’ Manteri goes back to a certain Dato’ 
Alun T’ujoh who lived in the days of the Bendahara Sekudai and 
Penghulu Selat. One of this Dato’s descendants accompanied the 
Anduleka Manduleka to Kuala Pedas to interview Raja Melewar 
and acquired the title of Dato’ Umbi or “the Root” because he 
sat with his tongue rooted in his mouth and said nothing! At a 
later date the title of “Root” was turned into Dato’ Manteri. 
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