Executive Summary of Money Museu,

“…..This is our new friends of Museum of Melaka, also Cultural Ambassador of Melaka, to encourage more rakyat and youth to participate and help government to promote our sustainable cultural tourism, at the same time, to educate and enhance our Preservation of Melaka cultural heritage, as what WHC-UNESCO’s convention highlighted….”
“ …..MAM eagerly hope that Melaka will soon be accepted as one of the World Heritage City, or WHC sites, at least, those specifically selected cultural sites within the complex of Kompleks Warisan Melaka, shall be first nominated as our priority for next three years to campaign under
Our Museum belt and cultural corridor around the St Paul Hill… enriched with our above agenda”

1) In 1292, the Marcos Polo, who passed through the Straits of Malacca….on his way home from China, visited Sum,atra, “Ferlec” the first port they entered, now has been identified as Perlak….from Perlak, the Polos went to Sumatra….in its immediate, vicinity have been found the oldest relics, in the form of tombstones, of the Mohammedan, Sultan of Samudra….the Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, who passed that way in 1323; Ibn Batula in 1345-6; Prapanca who composed the Nagarakertagama in 1365…

2) In 1918, Ferrand put forward an ingenious argument in support of Gaspar Correa’s statement in Lendas da India that when the Portuguese arrived Malacca had already been in existence for more than seven (7) centuries. He identified Malacca with Marco Polo’s “Malayur” which he placed on the Peninsula, and with “Ma-li-yu-cul” which, according to the Chinese account, was attacked by the T’sai of Sukhot’ai and before 1292. But, in 1921, Rouffaer attacked Ferrand’s thesis that, he argued that both names referred to Malayu - i.e. Jambi in Sumatra…where our Paramesvara written in our history of Malacca, now known as “Melaka.

3) The Funan Empire of South Indo-China, roughly in the 2nd Century, is believed to have exercised suzerainty in the territory of Northern Malaya. The Hindu Kingdom of Sri Vijaya have great influence in East Sumatra, also in Malay Peninsular, in around 7th century. Javanese Empire of Majapahit had extended its influence to Southern Malaya and Borneo region in the 14th century, but this Majapahit Empire’s influence was overshadowed by the new Islamic Kingdoms in 15trh century. By the middle of the 15th century, the Islamic Empire of Malacca only began to dominate the western half of the Malay Archipelago.

) Parameswara, normally known as a Srivijayan Hindu Prince and fourth rules of Temasik (now known as Singapore), was forced out by the Siamese at the end of 14th century, then Parameswara to flee to Muar and later to Sungei Ujong in Johore, finally arrived at the mouth o f the Bertam River, here Parameswara build up his Kingdom of Malacca which he named after the Malacca tree (Phyllanthus emblica).

In 1409, after Malacca became an important strategic trading port in this region, traders from Sumatra and India, also from China visited and settled in Malacca. Parameswara also formed strategic alliance with Kingdomof Pasai in North Sumatra, and married daughter of its Muslim rules, and he converted to Muslim, assumed the name as Iskandar Shah. Before this, in 1405, Parameswara sent his envoy to Ming Emperor of China, Yung-lo, seek political protection and diplomatic recognition from Ming Emperor, to avoid any attack from foreign power, especially of Siam.

6) During the powerful reign of Sultan Mansur Shah of Malacca, the neighboring States of Palembang, Jambi, Lingga, Tungkal, Pasai, Inderagiri, Siak (all in the region of Sumatra), Pulau Bentam, Sungei Ujong and Singapore, were all under the influence of Malacca Sultanate. Pahang at that time, was under the control of Siamese, was also occupied in 1470 and placed under the control of Raja Muhammad, son of the Sultan Mansur Shah.

The Chronology of Malacca Sultanate/Rulers of Malacca ( 1400 – 1511 )
Parameswara ( Iskandar Shah) 1400 – 1414
Megat Iskandar Shah 1414 – 1424
Seri Maharajah Muhammad Shah 1424 – 1444
Seri Parameswara Dewa Shah ( Raja Ibrahim ) 1444 - 1445
Sultan Muzaffar Shah ( Raja Kassim ) 1445 - 1477
Sultan Mansur Shah ( Raja Abdullah ) 1477 – 1488
Sultan Mahmud Shah, die at Kampar, Sumatra 1528
Sultan Ahmad Bin Mahmud Shah 1510