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 of the history of the Malacca kings is given, which differs in some particulars from the account translated by Leyden. The Portuguese are not mentioned, singularly enough, but Sultan Mahmud Shah, in whose reign Malacca was taken by Albuquerque, is summarily dismissed in the following sentence; "It was this Sultan who is spoken of by people as Murhom Kampar" and the time that he reigned in Malacca was thirty years. It was in his time that Malacca was taken by the people of Moar, and he fled to Pahang for a year, aud thence to Bentan, where he spent twelve years, and thence to Kampar, where he remained for five years. Thus the whole time that he was Raja was forty-eight years."

The Perak manuscript makes out that the first king of Perak Sultan Muzafar Shah was the son of Sultan Mahmud of Malacca by a princess of Kelantan. Raja Muzafar, according to this account, was brought up as heir apparent of the throne of Malacca, but was dis-inherited by his father in favour of Raja Ala-eddin, the son of the Sultan's favourite wife Tun Fatima. After the death of Sultan Mahmud (Murhom Kampar) Raja Muzafar was turned out of the country (Johor ?) by the Chiefs and went to Siak and thence to Klang. At Klang he was found by a man of "Manjong" (Perak) by whose influence he was installed as Raja in Perak.

So far the MS. account, but this does not agree either with the Sijara Malayu or with local tradition in Perak.

According to the Sijara Malaya (Leyden's translation, p. 265) the first Sultan of Perak was Tun Viajet surnamed Sri Maha Raja," who was formerly Bendahara of Johor and "who was originally appointed Kaja over Perak under the title of Sultan Muzafar Shah. He married the Princess of Perak and begot Sultan Mansur who reigns at present."

The Johor origin of the Perak Rajas is confirmed by tradition, though the manuscript before me makes the connection collateral only. After relating the installation of Muzafar Shah as Sultan in Perak, the Perak historian makes a digression to Johor, explains that Raja Ala-eddin (younger brother of Muzafar Shali and son of Sultan Mahmud Shah of Malacca) became Sultan of Johor, and gives a list of six Rajas who succeeded him that Kingdom. The royal line of Johor ended (says the Perak manuscript) with "Murhom Mangkat di Kota Tinggi" and the sovereignty became vested in the family of the Johor Běndahara.