Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230572321
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Malacca Sultanate, Parameswara, Dutch-Portuguese War, William Farquhar, Portuguese Malacca, Dutch Malacca, Hang Tuah, Rafael Perestrello, Frol de la mar, Mahmud Shah of Malacca, Tun Abdul Jamil, Capture of Malacca, Mansur Shah of Malacca, Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca, Hang Li Po, Tun Ali of Malacca, Tun Perak, Straits Settlement of Malacca, Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Dol Said, Tun Mutahir of Malacca, Abu Syahid Shah, Laksamana Hang Nadim, Tun Perpatih Putih, Megat Iskandar Shah of Malacca, Muhammad Shah of Malacca, Thomas Otho Travers, Tin ingot, Muzaffar Shah of Malacca. Excerpt: Parameswara (1344-1414), also called Iskandar Shah or Sri Majara, was a Malay-Hindu prince from Temasek (modern-day Singapore) who founded the Malacca Sultanate around 1402. The name Parameswara is derived from the Sanskrit word Parame hvara, a Hindu concept literally meaning the "Supreme Lord." The word "parama" meaning "the supreme" is added to Ishvara to intensify the title of God. Parame hvara is also one of the names of Lord Shiva. The name is believed to be a small part of a longer regnal title which was something common among Malay royals until present day. Apart from Parameswara the founder of Malacca, there were two other rulers from the same lineage that use Parameswara in their regnal title, they are Sang Nila Utama, the founder of ancient Singapura (titled "Sri Maharaja Sang Utama Parameswara Batara Sri Tri Buana") and Abu Syahid Shah, the fourth Sultan of Malacca (titled "Raja Sri Parameswara Dewa Shah"). In the 14th century, Srivijaya was losing its influence and faced threats from various corners of the Maritime Southeast Asia. The Majapahit empire, centered in Java, was expanding its borders beyond Java. The Srivijayan empire had previously controlled parts of Java but it was driven out of in 1290 by the increasingly...