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CONSTITUTION.
BY
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AND
PASIK
HISTORY
THEIR
(UTN("N(i
TERAOHl.
AND
(XJN8TITlfTI0N.
BY
J. E.
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AND
R.
O.
MAI.AYAN
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WINSTEDT,
CIVIL
COMMITTEE
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CALCUTTA.
1920.
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PREFACE.
In
'
his
"
wrote,
Notes
Doubtless
last
of
and
a
191
1
till
1
of
predecessors,
to
which
interest
the
bulk
Government
of
of
the
were
that
this
of
advance
we
topic
of
of
being
to
a
original
Nine
States.
But
be
we
of
practical
J.
E.
R.
73^831
O.
our
theory
new
The
hope
value
Officers.
1920.
from
inaccessible
book
will
duties
Pilah
this
in
the
history
official
Kuala
material
rected
cor-
facts
vSembilan
our
at
be
more
as
Negri
is academic.
pamphlet
Wilkinson
will
advantage
Officers
deal
a
turn
during
District
91 9,
its
the
students
unearthed,
having
successive
in
'
history
present
Having
number
as
as
this
known."
Seinbilan
Negri
supplemented
and
become
the
on
Nathan.
WiNSTEDT.
that
to
THE
ORIGINAL
'
Newbold
made
were
surmised
hold's
led
Ulu
if
obscure
this
who
cogent
evidence
In
tribe
them
In
Jempul,
of this
In
Khatib
this
Akhir
on
the
The
localityand
extent
kampong
on
and
Jempul
the
near
in
1
"
2
Journal
^
Notes
the
British
Terachi
on
the
the
even
most,
by
Ulu
river
Royal
'
of
'
came
river
; the
in the
Asiatic
Nei^ri Sembilan.
10
Straits
of
Society,
p.
i v
as
who
Malacca
the
or
Jempul,
light
to
throw
Khatib
Akhir,
Mengkarak,
founders
of the
Sa-Gumpal,
down
a
Vol.
a
tribe
in
kampong
from
stream
II, pp.
78.
79-
No.
Branch,
19, p. ^Ck
S.B., No.
56, p. h
J.R.A.S
Straits
+
acts
bau
Minangka-
tribe
Malacca,"
to
election
Sumatra
Pahang
the
miles
and
the
were
of
from
Bukit
from
about
and
of
way
Muar,
Penghulu,
man
Maharaja,
Pahang."
Ulu
;
Terachi
provides
female
tribe
of
tribe.
important
of
Pahang
from
later
the
Pasir.
district
Lemak
there
distinguish
of
large and
Muar
Dato
a
Terachi
is to
first
traditions
came
Settlements
of
from
the
Penghulu
of this
and
Semantan
Pahang
of
(presumably
Pahang,
settler
and
tribe, Baginda
Sri
Terachi.
first
remarked
Mr.
noted
not
tribe,which
the
ancestors
the
the
Sri Lemak
a
death
The
Malay's
thence
emigrated
and
allusion
passed
Mackray
branch
Gunong
of
the
of
the
to
has
Biduanda
except
was
name,
from
the
and
tribe
of the
not
head
Sungai Muar)
the
enquirer,
no
tribe is
the
husband
successor.
Muar
Terachi
states
between
Penghulu
of his
by
the
day
and
the
Muar
bounded
Gray
and
Parr
Minangkabau
waris
all other
for
Johol
intelligible
only
and
that
well,
is
Johol
Jempul, Muar, Johol
Their
name
Pahang."
and
it is the
be
Johol
Lemak
Muar
in Terachi
chiefs
Sri
the
and
all.
of
Sri Lemak
from
must
of
Inas
search
Re-
-
Again, describing
mentions
Pahang.
knew
states
"
frontier.
Ulu
Pahang
region adjoining
Johol
identification,but
alone
the
Serting
he
of
statement
a
"
part of
1827,
to
over
accepted
a
in
journey
Lister
is
Ulu
the
New-
Tembeling.
"
that
a
be
his Ulu
the
be
to
recorded
to
including
lists.
Pahang,"
Ulu
Jempul
Serting
and
had
Kuala
Pasir
accepted
that
history
took
Hervey
by
to
Gray's
Ulu
all these
modify
*
Mackray
of
in
only
remarked
hitherto
Newbold
refer
to
the}' rightly
substituted
Newbold
and
the
consider
we
from
Parr
south
north
the
differed
he
Pahang
situated
Pahang
Jelebu.
Ulu
been
to
us
for
Johol.
list,though
into
'on
'
of
place
have
must
has
that
except
Wilkinson
in
"Siij-iljija
original Negri
,
above
Besar.
Inas
the
vS.
Segamat, Johol, Naning, Sungai Ujong;,,,
iii'Klang, Ulu Pahang and Jelai :^t}ib'J^ii?,t"
Kuala
Martin
Lister'^ followed
Tembeling.
Jelebu, Rembau,
Newbold,
that
STATE
of
up
Pahang,
NINE
.
Kuala
Malay
the
same
The
'
'
"
It
would
ancient
is
Pahang
due
Vol.
(e.g..
II,
MS.
original
is
There
'To
available
now
of
it
carry
the
been
later
Jelai.
in
Jelai
of
one
the
the
family
the
hills
it.
history
between
evidence
the
identify
must
Nine
his
on
doubt
to
we
original
Lister
note
and
conclusive:
inaccurate
Martin
came
In
River
seems
formed
he
to
account
often
Even
origin
Pahang
traced
unpublished
an
another
7)
(p.
which
Jelai
the
that
rises
Rembau
and
Inas
show
chief
the
Raja,
to
been
and
!).
map
Minangkabau
of
trace
no
his
but
would
in
Newbold's
vague
view,
Newbold's
accepted
always
and
140
has
list, though
is
p.
Mackray
have
to
Jelai
of
state
Sembilan
Negri
the
as
desire
a
believe
they
Newbold's
to
and
extended
Pahang.
in
ancient
the
That
of
Jelai
of
state
by
Temerloh.
state
Parr
actuated
in
watershed
and
the
and
what
of
the
across
whether
be
to
boundaries
the
to
up
flies
crow
therefore
Mengkarak
Tembeling,
seem
so
Pahang
as
doubtful
Kuala
do
it
far
as
very
as
making
the
as
included
be
with
extending
appear
north
far
distance
must
identified
and
Serting
the
Pahang
Ulu
of
state
Nine
of
Subjects.
Semantan.
Kuala
the
about
and
Bra
from
of
on
Papers
2
States
with
prove
that
Inas.
Material
extinct
of
state
large
former
inhabitants
only
If
list
is
Johol
modern
a
has
of
the
Jelebu,
Rembau,
Johol),
Jelai
Ulu
Serting
the
lineal
descendant
Pasir
Besar.
Even
settlement
''
Nine
Naning,
(now
and
6)
and
to
inheritor
there
to-day
Pasir
at
5,
are
though
Besar,
of
the
of
traces
now
the
interpreted,
the
aborigines.
evidence
original
the
(pp.
been
are
new
collected
also
Inas),
Temerloh).
has
been
"
States
Klang,
and
Ulu
correctly
should
Segamat,
Pahang
read
Sungai
:
Pasir
(the
Besar
region
Ujong,
(now
between
AND
JOHOL
is the
What
records
a
ardent
origin of
native
stickler
the
INAS:
State
Httle
tradition,
antiquity
which
for the
Newbold
Johol ?
satisfy the most
of
should
of the
Negri Sembilan,
For
it
Darwinian
and
carries
back
anticipates the
theory
us
further
than
Pithecanthropus erectus, who lived in the quaternary
hills.
period in Java in the Kendeng
of the
In the beginning
world, a white
ungka and a
dwelt
white
mountain
cohabited
lofty
siamang
on
a
; they
and
four
who
had
the
descended
from
mountains
to
children,
the
became
From
them
mankind.
four
plain and
sprang
tribes.
In after times
the heads
of these tribes,Nenek
Tukul,
Nenek
Nenek
Jelandong, and
Landasan, Nenek
Karah, were
invested
by an ancient
king of Johor with the honorary titles
of 'To Batin
Kakanda
'To
Sa-ribu
Batin
Ungku,
Jaya, 'To
"
Batin
Johan
founded
lycla Perkasa
State
the
Balang
Sungai
; the
Kulit
ascended
; the
third
founded
the
this, the
account
'To
Batin
Karah.
and
Klang
second
Ujong
and
of
and
the
possessed
the
Linggi
proceeded to
of
state
and
founded
hill
the
the
first
Sampan
canoe,
river
; and
Johol
The
of
lyantai
fourth
Ulu
to
Pahang."
After
of
all
the
of
Batins
the
"
begins only with
of Johol,
Eta, a Dato
It
"
had
comparatively
and
ends
magician
in
murdered
was
with
'To
A.D.
1900
married
chief
prosaic.
"
first
who
the
is
Mantras
the
from
by Hervey
first magician,
the
Mertang,
collected
his
sister.
They
'To
His
Entah, who
proceeded to Pagar Ruyong.
returned
and
settled
in
In
Terjali,
Jelebu.
charge of
son,
Kuala
Muar
'To Terjali placed 'To Mutan
Jantan, a woman^
whose
to
Lela Perkasa, he removed
husband, Johan Pahlawan
After the death
of 'To
Mutan
Johol.
Jantan, the succession
son,
a
'To
passed
her
to
nephews.
'To
Maharaja
'To
Eta."
All
a
It is difficult to
arrived
grains
in
Sakai
of
number
as
Johol
found
from
was
not
these
in
each
that
tree
in
individual
gantang
a
to
tree
completely
given.
Sakais.
and
Three
long
up
The
four
were
were
of
gantang
hung
men
that
was
b}'^
rice,
of
grain
and
rice,
and
tied
and
axes,
distance
one
or
a
a
the
Batins
woman.
great
many
arrival
it
the
between
chiefs
as
their
on
They
their
great
to
as
a
Sekudai
of
amounted
exhausted.
was
Bunchit,
opened
was
mountains
numbers
a
it
ago
the
planted
filled
There
a
Johol
Bisa,
"
from
Their
contained
are
how
say
travelled
Johol.
:
Ular
'To
Nuri,
that
agree
'To
by
'To
Tengah,
lyister writes
Martin
"
succeeded
was
aboriginal traditions
woman,
and
Garang,
She
'To
was
rattan
rattan
trees
is
among
The
Papers
4
elected
woman
with
in
remain
; one
The
Johol.
went
three
who
Now
Sa-ribu
Batin
were
of the
of
traditional
their
"geometrical exactitude," and
with
tree
foundress
of Johol
Batin
Nenek
as
Kerbau.
I
'To
Puteri
Derani
Dara
m.
Sa-ibu
Bendahara
m.
Java
I
Jelundong
(founder of Jelebu)
Berchanggai Besi
(a chief of Sungai Ujong)
'To
genealogical
the
gives
Seri Alam
I
Batin
Batin
and
(or better,Sa-ibu) Jaya,
Johan Lela Perkasa, and the other Batins
they really Sakais ?
history ? And were
A Malay account
of Sungai Ujong furnishes
'To
Klang
to
Batin
name
separated
men
Jelebu, one
to
Sungai Ujong."
to
one
to
followers
their
Malay Subjects.
on
a
of
'To
Klang
Engku
(founder of Johol)
Selida,
Johor
Mayang
Sultan
Kerbau
Nenek
Mantri
Akhir
Sekudai
'To
of
Rulers
of
Klang
Jelebu
m.
Siti
Puteri
I
Rulers
Johan
Pahlawan
Zaman
A wan,
head
of the
Johol
Batins
I
Rulers
of
Johol.
Such
tree, as
puzzle the
would
a
material
for
a
to
has
the
pagan
alone
or
him
madan
; the
races
and
Sakai
with
borrowed
and
Sakai.
peninsula ;
its
length
the
and
whose
south
the
confined
now
that
the
peninsula,who
headman's
Malayan
entirelyfrom
extract
affinities ; and
of the
it
But
Anthropologists
negritoSemang
is
but
Mon-Annam
of the
Batin
Juru-Kerah,
not
real
a
in the
aboriginal Malay
and
of
throughout
calls his headmen
Jenang
to
left traces
north
most
pedigree out
differentiate three
who
has shown, is absurd.
inventive
genealogist to
Wilkinson
assistants
speech
is native
of
Muham-
the
Sakai
do not
negrito
that
tribes of pagan
Malays are so numerous,
and
Mantra
the
tribes
Biduanda,
perhaps our
peninsular
Blanda
this
to
be
are
regarded as offshoots from
larger
Sumatran
stock,as indeed native tradition constantly asserts.
it is inaccurate
ment
eleto describe the aboriginal Malay
Anyhow
in Negri Sembilan
Sakai.
as
the
That
aboriginal element
predominated in Johol
down
to very
times
vals
survirecent
is proved b}' the numerous
of its influence to this day.
of the iqth
Till the end
his
of Johol was
century, the Undang
supposed to wear
hair long in memory
of an
of
chieftainess
Johol !
aboriginal
Newbold
phighidu is elected by the sm^w and the
wrote, "The
Malay.
exist ; but
In
Sumatra
the
and
the
Johol.
Batin
is
daa-hUas.''
only
and
In
descent
one
Batin
the
"
from
have
said
Johol,"
which
the
Undang
stronger voice
a
in the
Liimbaga." In 1899 the Lhnhaga of
Johol was
appointed by the Batin with
Dato
all
Tan
for
office
that
is
Mas
in
and
vehement
threats
as
silence
and
the
to
female
to reduce
approval
"examines
candidates'
Jenang.
Three
the
summons
of the
aboriginal titles
Late
rumpun.
Biduanda
Eta
get
an
consented
buffalo
and
entertained
any
reversion
!
As
Johol
aboriginal story
the
when
them
cynics
by Malay
rate
executed
to
only
return
a
at
a
their
shall
we
century
head
of
and
title of
tell-tale
tribe bear
Garang,
section
a
refusal
inability and
the
at
guilt, took
to
to
the
Sa-ibu
19th
the
such
elections
of
allegedmurderer
his
of
Batins
Menggarang,
of
of excited
The
Biduanda
the
in
election
with
crowd
genealogiesbears
six huapa of the
tribe, sulking
to
proof
in
the
aboriginal Batin,
favourite
assembled
the
that
the
at
trepidation.
to
tribe
of
voice
a
liko
the
Batu
have
an
his
of
the
perhaps
who
wans
Pongkis,
claims
the
urged
elected
Tiga
:
there
than
the
creation
recent
'To
1915
attended
Malays
of
be
can
the
still claim
Batins
to
Johol ! The
when
the office
Johol elections, even
"
1887,
election
of
Baginda
at
in
Uster
there
when
Sa-
of
the
of
'To
was
no
and
jungle and its ways
pious Haji slaughtered a
feast
of
jaunt
the
see,
conciliation
was
hailed
; and
tic
atavis-
as
connection
between
according to an
collected
by Vaughan Steevens,the Penghulu
of Inas
his insignia an
once
aboriginal
possessed among
chqpping-board used for chopping up bats on Pulau Penjaring
made
from the skull
and (likethe Penghulu of Jelebu) a spoon
of a bat, though these treasures
lost and forgotten now.
are
and
The
evidence
is historicalh^
lists of
of
Chiefs of
bear
Inas
Johol and
aboriginal Malay influence
Hervey's
the
Johol.
Setiawan
of
List of
Mantra
intimate, and
of
rulers
of the recency
List
Bahn
the
Inas
Chiefs of
Johol.
Malay
the
List of
Chiefs of
Malay
Ferdana
Jantan (f.)m.
Johan Pahla-
Manteri
:
List
Perkasa
went
Em
bun
Seri (f.)
Setiawan
who
to
Johol.
Ramutan
J antan
'To
Ular
nephew
Bisa,
of
Rambut
Pan-
Bayan
jang (f.)
'To Mutan
Jantan
Mantik
'To
Maharaja
Garang
Setiawan
(f.)
of
Inas.
I/cla
wan
the
"
the Chiefs of
Johol.
'To Mutan
out
Rambutan
Jantan
Papers
BaUn
"the
List of
^f^^y\\ Malay
List of
^
,,
Malav
^;;SLwf,;^
the
Chiefs of
^^^
Johol.
il
X
"^
'To
Subjects.
Malay
on
"
Johol.
'To Tenarah
Bunchit
Chiefs of
Johol.
the
List of
Chiefs of
Inas.
Rambutan
'To
Nuri
J ant an
'To
'To
'To Nuri
Eta
Wan
Nuri
Mantik
'To Bunchit
Omar
Chenderong
'To
Abubakar
'To Eta
Bunchit
Sohat
or
Gobah
(fl.
1839 A.D.)
Eta
(murdered
1900, aged
90)
Wan
Biong
Omar
Omar
(electedSulong
Kamat
1918)
Ujang (elected
1915)
Alike
in
been
seldom
more
Johol there have
than
five holders of any
tribal office.
Minangkabau
the comparative
Now
method
helps us to check these
lists of chiefs.
Jempul claims to have got its first Penghulu
in the days when
chief of Johol :
'To Rambutan
Jantan was
and the niece of Daim
that first Penghulu of Jempul married
Tengku Alang Husain
(a son of Raja Hitam, the second
Yamtuan), who "nominally governed" Jempul in Newbold's
time
he
"
and
Inas
published his
Rambutan
Jantan
Again
century.
information
"Abubakar
looking
or
his
at
the
day
; he
resides
person,
the
recorded
far
into
line
the
of
i8th
the office is dated
Raja
exist
to
indebted
are
Bunchit
1839. Clearly therefore 'To
at the
beginning of the 19th
plain simple and
respected by his people." It
much
of
in
flourished
we
that
book
Melewar
de
Malay
first Yamtuan.
get recognition from
"
Nuri,
of
outside
and
that
therefore
not
extend
fact
the
old
seal
after
the
installation
But
"
the
Johol was
intelligent-
manner
does
Johol
in
an
in
is obvious
a
generations, before
the
is
collected
five years
1778 A.D,,
as
chief of
And
century.
facto for several
that the
chiefs
of
Penghulu
at
for
Newbold
to
world.
Malay
state
its chiefs
of
will
trouble
All
history agrees
king-makers who
Johol
was
one
The
of Negri Sembilan.
to the throne
Raja Melewar
first Penghulu of Muar, who
Melewar
beheaded
was
by Raja
in 1773 A.D., was
the son
of a lady Sendok
Mas
supplied by
the
of "Inas"
Dato
of
the
at
or
"Johol"
request of the
chiefsettlers in Ulu
early Minangkabau
Muar
to be their
of
the
invited
tainess
of
the
:
tradition
chief
of
sometimes
Johol,
states
and
that
sometimes
she
was
that
a
daughter
she
was
a
Johol.
daughter
hamlet
of
of
where
the
chief of Inas, and
Lantai
her
7
Kulit
(on
is still
grave
the
and
from
came
the
Pabai
bridle-path,
called
Makam
present
kSramat
a
she
as
'To
Mtiar), probably the latter tradition is correct.
Again all
and Sungai Ujong history alleges
Ulu Muar
that the Penghulu
of
be
to
ranked
the
of Sultan
murder
line, at
Kota
Sri Rama,
but
it is
the
among
ka-pada Johol,because
Johor Sultanate
the
to
is not
Muar
anak
Johol obtained
Ulu
Mahmud
II, the
do
last of
Sri Rama
Tinggi by Megat
alleged by Ulu
is
recognition from
failed to
Muar
but
Undang,
in
the
so, owing
Malacca
1699. Megat
tradition, voyaged up
voyaged on and opened
ori
its early Minangkabau
founders
Pasir
to
Panjang, known
to-day as the little
open
state of Ulu Muar.
All this puts the date of the founding of
what
the
of Johol and
in the
Inas
states
now
are
17th
Muar
'".heMuar
river ; visited Pasir Besar
Menanti
then
ordered
; and
earlier
of
date.
the
with
an
of the
None
century.
the
If
it
offices
two
lists of the
facts that
be
the
been
survivals
Batin
predominance is not
holders of
only seven
been
What
is the
then
Let
he
up
and
very
already have
legends, and
names
Batin
to
lead
Inas
confronted
are
to
us
suppose
there
have
that
old, seeing
'To
of
tell-tale office
the
Jenang
!
explanation ?
traditional
us
removed
us
Johol
at
again compare
Mantra
legend alleges that
placed 'To Mutan
Jantan,
while
recorded
lead
that
chieftains support this
the earlier holders
that
forgotten,we
earliest
and
in culture
two
suggested
have
aboriginal sound
;
her
'To
Terjali,who
in
woman,
a
husband
in
settled
charge
; it
Johol
to
Hervey's
accounts.
Jelebu,
of Kuala
that
adds,
Muar,
Jelai
This tradition
part of Johol but broke
away.
the
from
lower
founding of Johol with comers
reaches
of the Muar
with ancient
river and its dominion
Jelai:
to get to Johol and
the
have
to ascend
to Inas
they would
confirms
in
the
Jelai. Malay tradition,
Jempul,
as
preserved
story of this route : the Jempul version
telescopes fragments
of Minangkabau
like
and Johor history in the usual style but
other Malay traditions,
tum
substrahave
is likelyto
preserved a
of truth, when
times.
it comes
recent
to more
Two
brothers
from
Temenggong
Minangkabau,
came
was
once
a
associates
"
and
Bendahara.
Johor
where
Panjang
Pasir
Rambut.
Besar
where
their descendants
of those
and
his
'To
Dato
who
went
Lita.
first at
a
of
Sungai Terap,
he died, leaving
they made
went
from
to Johol
Pasir
his
a
at
Besar
Dato
to
Ferdana
son,
later
Johol.
Durun,
stayed
Daim, became
Besar
and
Sekudai,
a
'To
Sekudai
from
settlement,
Pasir
were
removed
in
settlement
a
then
settlement
Waris
At
founded
Temenggong
; 'To Bendahara
after founding
of
some
The
Dato
to
names
Bunchat,
Manteri
and
the
Penghulu
: their
wife,Petam
son,
Jempul. The early Minangkabau settlers who opened the
of
Dato
the then
Jempul valley requested 'To Rambutan,
of
first
Papers
"8
Johol,
his
them
give
to
chief and
a
Daim,
(/I/)/"^n(ieA;
p. 74) confirms
tradition
Batin
between
Pasir
of
one
Johol
of 'To
descendants
and
this
nection
con-
Sekudai
from
Bgsar.
Next
the Ulu
have
we
invented
as
that
when
Ulu
Muar
it
that
Inas
Weld
version.
the
met
In
was
relates
known
now
nor
Gover-
of
and
Sir Frederick
Weld
Menanti
and
The
Inas.
as
1700
June 1880,
Inas, about
Dato
or
that
told
also
after
(soon
nothing was
known,
Sri
Jelai lay between
territorylittle
tradition
exact
not
was
referred
A.D.),
Sungai Jirak,Semujong vSungaiGading
is the
Sir Frederick
founded
was
Jelebu was
and Johol Enjelai.
Finally there
The
tradition.
still called
was
story (pp. 3, 4) which
Martin
Lister ; he merely
Muar
theory by
a
well-authenticated
a
whose
Malacca
;
stor}^ is
same
to-day.
extant
place of the early state
original nine states, and
then
of
the
"of the
on
the
Pahang,
places and
existing
is
answer
it
was
chief
:
easy
to
forgotten
formed
borne
that
Ulu
Jelai
confuse
once
the
title of
the
of
one
certainly
was
objected
chief
the
natural
very
the
to
very
evidence
have
to
able
reason-
Johol. eclipsingInas,
If it be
Ulu
it not
Jelai,which
the
Jelai of Pahang ?
Dato
of this early state
is said
borne
now
by
Maharaja Purba
the
tradition,is
and
first Inas
that
surmise
to
took
face of all this definite
the
In
not
nominated
he
waris.'^
own
The
to
Subjects.
Malay
on
the
in
two
transfer
the
title of the
of
the
submerged
ruler
state.
Jempul story of those waris of the great
house
of Bendahara
Sekudai, coupled with Lister's account
with
and
the
of
vSakais from
Sekudai"
Sungai Ujong
to explain the mysterious prestige of
genealogieswould seem
and
further
the Muar
Johol. Travelling ever
turning
up
the
Anyhow
"
adventurers
finally up the Jelai, those few early Malay
sable
strengthened their position b^' friendship with the indispenalliance
till
the
almost
aborigines, they were
swamped by
and forgot their own
to admit
suit them
origin. It would
that Johol was
had
As they
Minangopened by a woman.
kabau
be
borrow
natural
to
Minangadherents, it would
kabau
matriarchal
them
would
ideas
depend
aboriginalMalay
represented Batin
of
Ulu
Muar
of 'To
Besar.
But
influence
its ruler
it
Batins'
the
on
wives.
aristocratic
applied to
conciliate
to
it
not
those
lineage,who
for
a
l^ecause
chief
Batins.
goodwill
was
that
the
for
the
came
their
to
just
Many
Minangkabau
from
new
them
secure
because
Pasir
of
Johol
patriarchs
Besar,
settlement
of the
in
ze^aris
was
Johol
Pasir
at
genealogy well authenticated
Neither did the then ruler of Inas
ately
deliberJohol
or
send
those
for their
patriarchs an aboriginalwoman
:
was
Sekudai
chieftainess
:
and
he
sent
house
its
a
woman
of his
own
house,
because
the
Johol.
matriarchal
Probably
settlers
demanded
pure-bred
a
woman.
a
Melewar
Raja
woman.
her
he have
grand-daughter : would
the grand-daughter of an aborigine?
As the Minangestablished, possiblyit was politicfor
dynasty became
married
kabau
the
not
was
condescended
the
of
system
she
9
to
chiefs
big
marry
disavow
to
Sekudai
Bendahara
into
connection
Batin
a
of
perfect instance
with
!
of
would
Johol
the
and
Johor^
turn
to be
appear
Malays
Johor (or Malacca)
by
nobility penetrating the fastnesses of Negri Sembilan
ascending the rivers and marrying perforce Biduanda, that is,
aboriginalMala}^ women.
the
for the connection
between
and
As
Inas
Johol,
a
old
"
Johol
and
houses
.
connected
ahead. of
of
habit
with
the
in
the
Inas
i"aris
time
Johol
Inas.
it is
Anyhow
perhaps
Inas,
while
ancient
of
Johol, the
with
chiefs
of
and
Mantik
of
will
'To
that
one
another
lists ; this cannot
the
be
to
great part
no
part
tive
representa-
years,
of
appanage
owing to alliance
mere
a
of
in the
and
in the
and
Johol
be
may
the
Nuri
'To
and
Rambutan
coincidence
to
150
Examination
both
to
last
entire
that
to
not
elder
in power
waxed
a
and
and
into
sunk
show
succeed
for
that
Sri Menanti.
of
is said
Melewar
legitimate
has
Johol
allowed
are
Inas
assigns
Raja
clear
the
house
royal
the
list
Inas
of
ruled
Johol. Evidently Johol forged
has a
: tradition
Raja Melewar
Jelai, has
ruler
Johol
in maris
tradition
installation
in
folk-lore
historical
of
but
anachronism,
the
ivaris
pl^rutNiiri
the
Johol
against the theory that
same
family is the fact
the
the
and
the
of
branch
a
chiefs, who
But
of
is
The
the
century.
Inas
and
intermarry
be
confuses
branches
are
maris
the
that
descent."
oldest
i8th
in the
two
Lister records,
frequently
Muar
Inas
the
of the
z^'am
of Ulu
Martin
Inas,"
of
Dato
"
taken
to
for three
Inas
Johol usurped
authority over
generations. It is significantthat the chiefs of Johol and
both
the
title Johan
Pahlawan
bear
Inas
Lela Perkasa.
the insigniaof its rulers a peculiar iron rod
Johol has among
with a brass ring and called a tokin :
three feet long decorated
its
lokin
to
belonged once
Johol claims that it and another
the
and
that
Inas
carried
trary
conone
Perhaps
Undang
away.
prove
would
a
tokin
To
at
sum
(a)
the
be
Inas
there is
truth,for
no
tokin
or
of
memory
now.
that
the
was
of
Jelai ;
in
and
(c) that
i8th
the
about
in
the
A.D.
time
to
ancient
and
ancient
"
Inas
state
Jelai vanished
; and
Melewar, Joht)l,the
of Tunku
representative of
Besar, began
the
show
place,gettingrecognitionfrom
its
1760
to
goes
by Johol
century
century
took
Inas
Johor
i8th
the
available
covered
territorynow
before
{b) that
evidence
All the
up.
the
ancient
forge ahead
state
of Inas
and
of
Pasir
eventu-
Papers
10
Subjects:
Malay
on
its chief.
insigniaof
is
There
evidence
definite
no
ancient
Jelai and Inas ; the seal
Data
Kuala
inscription Walad
Dioh,"
Kuala
Pilah,where
A.D.
had
descended
from
of
and
the
same
Malacca
Dioh,
and
Johor,
with
base
side
and
forget relationshipwith
OFFICES
OF
PAHLAWAN
OF
In
the
to
Johol
"
'To
in accordance
with
ISmbaga
maris"
"
Moha
fact that the
Johol." This,
dignity is of quite recent
onl}^of the Undang Johol but
constitution
be
by Lister
the
it is true
that
'
'
based
successor
the
Dato
"this
;
"
in
entirel}''
is
and
Batin
the
the
point to
creation, as the
of Johol l^mbaga
In Johol," wrote
from
descent
one
have
which
the
stronger voice in
a
l"mbaga."
is corroborated
the office of Penghulu
waris
Batin
state
"
Batin.
'
elected
than
The
if true, would
always confirmed
b}^ the
Lister in 1887,
there is only
That
of the
Dato'
are
can
Johore,
JOHAN
"
the
apparently
the
election
politicto
aboriginal
later he added,
; and
after consulting the
under
Undang
have
Melewar
appointed by
giftof the
the
Benda-
MAS.
appointment
'
of
is
family
Tunku
rulers
the
elections not
Johol
wrote,
custom
Muda
not
"
the
seal^ which
Election.
will be
the
Johol appointed 'To
and
seal is dated
SETIAWAN
Resident
xAmas
Kuala
earlier
TAN
of
Acting
Tan
Baginda
near
JOHOL,
BAGINDA
the then
1901
of
Dato
to
it became
the
the
the
:
of
PERKASA
Method
the
distaff and
UNDANG
LELA
AND
on
ruled
bears
great house of the
fact which
must
a
power
the
to territorial rights
THE
Muar
accession
the
claims
to
of
Son
Ulu
of the
of Minangkabau
growth
"
replaced an
inscription. The
'To Sekudai
rise ; but
chief
Inas
the
is still revered
grave
have
families
what
to
as
of
in
hamlet
must
the
old
its
helped
a
and
1803
probably
haras
small
ktramat
a
title and
the
ally eclipsed it,probably usurping
Tan
Baginda
"
"
a
b}'
office acquired
Amas
Tan
Amas
claim
to
made
further
note
cannot
succeed
in this context
fact
although the Baginda
biirundang; because any
a
quite
is of
the
this office of
to
gible,
intelli-
eligible
Undang
Undang'?, nomination
have
would
destroyed the principleof the gilirand the Batin's
to
And
the dignity is of
appoint the Malay Undang.
right
The sister of DoUah, the fourth
quite recent creation.
holder,
on
an
is still alive
even
the
life-time.
(in 1919) ; and
first Baginda Tan
b}^
the
Mala}'
Amas
was
tradition
created
declares
that
during Eta's
Papers
12
Tan
Baginda
which
Mas
him
old age,
it is recorded
:
vacated, as, on rehnquishing
previousholder,had appointed
then
the
that
'To
the
maris
of
huapa
six
and
he
DoUah
office from
Moha
huapa
Biduanda
the
interfere
not
is recent
tribal system
before
held
chiefs
attended
all
rather
formal
the
with
accord
Batins
it
result
practical
office is
of the
the
on
jungle
19 18
Mas
It
is
vague
or
that
to
quite
formalities
for
installation,which
they have
grasp
an
is to
system
new
selection
Undang.
an
a
The
Tuan.
in
has
had
It
of
the
that
Batin
take
no
part in this
heir
the
who
Tuan,
Yam
Tan
as
for
candidate
a
secures
H.H.
to
all the
save
Mas.
Baginda
procedure were complete without an
which
the Undang Johol pays obeisance
in
way
But
of
record
No
far
one
the
an
was
So
made
only
Undang
Baginda Tan
leading part.
a
witness
rather
persona grata
already accepted him
will have
of
election
limbaga.
seven
time-honoured
of the
attendant
office like that of
the
Yam
Minangkabau
The
occasions.
heart-burning
high
for
to
of the
out
former
on
taking
love
called
be
to
The
to
of Muar
Malay
finallypassed
on
promotion
Batin
the
office,
the
Itmhaga
the
the
of the
shall
that
Johol.
election
the
six
the
and
the
system has
goes, the new
in
left
Batins
the cold !
are
The
change.
in
in
and
Johol
definitely
depends on
Jenang
electorate
the
as
weak
the
that
evidence
and
Dato'
the
by
and
Jenang
At
tribe.
it was
successor,
Tan
Mas
Baginda
tribe,
convincing
"
the
by
Biduanda
selection
unanimous
or
of
elected
was
or
Moha's
"election in 1912 to choose
election
of a
the
down
that
laid
k'6hulatan
Subjects.
Malay
on
account
the
to
The
ceremony.
tanah
tUapakan at
newly-elected
he is
There
miles
from
Sri Menanti.
Bukit, two
Kampong
met
by the ISmbaga yaug hnpat of Muar, Paduka
Besar, Sri
Senara
and
Kaya
Orang Ka^'a Bongsu, to whom
Maharaja,
stays overnight
Dato
he
his wish
expresses
offer
customary
tuboh,and
a
of
to
a
shnhah
didi.
ka-hawah
tra^- containing
k"pa/amayat,
his
at
a
i.e. S14 in silver.
Highness' panglima
ISmbaga, Jenang and the
his
his seat
takes
pay
Yam
Tuan
Penghulu
b}^
preceded by
Muar
four
the
Tuan
The
Yam
Johol Umbaga.
'To
and
The
Dato
Jenang
Johol
Johol Ihnbaga merely salute the
it is very
down.
is
the
no
Omar
one
doubtful
Johol
at
evidence
the
only
election of the
was
Wan
no
observed
have
we
there
before
There
handed
ceremonies
Undang
1918. At
in 1901,
Omar
age.
and
th^
an
place in
The
followed
respectfully.
to
of
his throne.
obeisance.
formal
As
on
and
a
This tray is taken
chamberlains.
court
the orang hnpat astana, the four major
the Dato
Then
goes in procession to the Astana,
by
makes
He
dress, sa-batang
man's
was
living
if any
Probably
the
former
installation
formal
installed
who
saw
fixed
whole
the
on
of
what
took
Wan
Penghulu
; and Eta,
at least
the
tion
installa-
last
sixty
the
years
installation
been
ceremonial
has
ceremonial
described
Johol.
13.
below, includingthe invocation,was
invented
This
that
would
not
the
possess
'Laiman,
Mpala
grass}'
and
mats
Kidam'
from
of Muar
and
Puteh
spears
blue
own
then
led
hand
the
by
garments
First
been
spread
procession
a
walked
the
Batin
Jikrah [Juru kSrah),
Penghulu carrying
Kidam
Panglima
by
; then
the
new
the
carrying
creeses
in
dressed
All
were
insignia.
Penghulu designate wearing
his
underneath.
silk clothes
arrival at the
knoll, the Penghulu
a
mat, 'To Pawang kneeling before
The others withdrew
side.
to one
'To
the
and
's
the
;
does
Kidam,
had
with
others
and
of
stream
commenced
Haji Husin,
who
Tanggai.
the
to
this knoll.
to
Panglima Hitam
of the Penghulu
cotton
On
successor,
at the house
ministers,the Jenang
Pawang
iokin and
the
and
house
s
close
Batin,
genius, took
Penghulu of Johol,
Kamat
bin
Haji
late
Kampong
at
knoll
proceedings
his
and
'To
then
His
by 'To Pawang.
the
inventive
Omar,
19 18.
p^r"mpuan
small
with
and
installed in March
was
wans
A
Wan
part.
February
in
fact
histrionic
same
no
practically-
died
for the
too
account
some
sat
cross-leggedon
Batin
sitting
and
the
few
yards behind.
tokin
the
fumigated
and
incense
first burnt
Pawang
him
then
He
ground beside the mat.
him,
three times
to the Penghulu and embraced
did obeisance
each cheek.
Finally he declaimed a long
on
kissinghim once
sions.
adat
of
invocation
sayings and scripturalallucompounded
which
was
After
this 'To
Pawang
passed
cotton
three
vessel containing t"pong
Penghulu's head, thereafter sprinkUng his
The
tSpong taivar.
jacket and trousers
to
with
as
kris and
his
ta'
'To
where
then
turban,
sudah
Penghulu
new
his kris and
and
stream,
He
dMdani
with
with
which
tied
was
'To
incense
in
the
the
shape
This
them.
returned
Pawang
sprinkled his
Pawang
fumigated
and
his
removed
cluded
con-
installation.
the
Later
the
water.
Penghulu's
the incense
with
censer
the
then
the
down
the
tawar
with
head
known
and
round
times
head
in the
times,
seven
went
planted
the
mingadap
customary
of
the
place, the
took
Ihnbaga
and
the
Penghulu
huapa of the Johol waris
having 'To Gempa on his right and 'To Mantri on his left.
The
Mpala waris p^rhnpnan sat directly behind him, having
the
Batin
Muar
on
right and
her
'To
Jenang
new
on
her
left.
Eligible Candidates.
is required for these two
high offices
qualification
membership of the waris tribe represented by the
huapa, viz :
Further
than
mere
six elector
"
Paduka
Bangsa
Menggarang
Sa-ibu Garang
'\
"di-bawah
"'
'To
Jenang
Papers
14
Malay Subjects.
on
Sa-rumpun
Molana
Baginda
Raja Lela.
Paduka
Mrnndang
waris
"Only
The
waris
eligible.
are
htrundang
divided
are
"
Johol p'"rutlakiivaris Johol pSrut pSrSinpuan, this
laki and
division
being based on the legend that in very
Undang
early days a brother and sister became
originallyinto
{i) strictlyand
and
the
waris
pSrut
two
several
their
represent
families.
As
(n)
distinction
this
on,
genius of
the
has
its place.
taken
territorial
p^rut
and
Tan
added
been
never
In
p^rut
Che
igi2
Bukit
families.
pl^rut Baroh
sisters
two
the
future
In
office but
and
the
kSpala
because
then
decided
should
pirut Johol
p'"rutBukit
constituted
for the
above
be
more
"
the
never
rotation
was
Mas
p'"rutBukit
and
and
giliran.
Tan
it
pl"rut called
new
a
the
as
Baroh
in the
Baginda
as
held the
p^rut
into
from
reckoned
chosen
was
never
the
amalgamated
particularly
viz.
Mek
had
descended
the
Baroh
(i)
entitled to be
deemed
in future
that
lady
of
is
who
(or Tanggai), (2)
for revenue
the
Later
(3) Bukit.
purposes
these
and
but
have
p^rut Tanggai
pSrut Kepis
Gemencheh,
British
the
division
choice
the
determine
now
Mas,
Undang,
Baginda
waris pSrSmpuaii Johol.
Originalh' the pSritf were
the
the
beyond
territorial
mind,
Malay
time
requiring, as
one
genealogical exactitude
went
These
was
were
real
two
offices,
three
"
Johol
{a) Undang
\h)Baginda Tan Mas
(c) KSpala waris p^rP-mpiian
will
be
solely between
pSriitGemencheh.
Consequent
Mas
at
succeeds
the
(a)
the
together
the
the
from
Mas
Mas
shall
pSrut
it
2
hold
never
(2)
Baginda Tan
further
arranged
was
in 191
and
the
that
Undang,
Tan
Baginda
(6) the Baginda Tan
turn
comes
pSriiiwhose
if
Tan
a
Baginda
(c)
chosen
"
Penghulu
that
same
innovation
office of
pSrut Johol,
new
that
the
"
two
offices
elected
from
;
inherits
Tan
of
the
on
to the
election
(i) this
state.
an
Mas
shall
always
for the
next
be
office of
Mas
Undang
;
dies before
he
resignsor even
office of Undang, then
his successor
shall be
the p"rui of the deceased
or
resigned Baginda
arrangement
of Ulu
Thus
Muar,
the
and
similar to that
the
gilirof
'To Ferdana
the
higher
in
the
and
case
'To
of
Purba
the
of
office is preserved.
Johol.
It
is
it
perhaps
'Che
held
was
Tan
Baginda
piirSmpuan
records
'To
'Che
Undang,
of
Balek
Siama
Tiga
that
'To
Jenang,
the
Biduanda
went
of
buah
'To
of
Minangkabau
Tiga
of
it
1912
the
tribe, 98
in
the
to
force
in
waris
a
or
in
the
!
six
by
shall
other
in
of
have
three
Johol,
Mungkal,
Johol,
The
to
elders
70
to
99
of
the
becomes
he
Minangkabau
Biduanda
tribe
Really
all power
intermarry.
can
the
branches
various
Malay
turns
the
laid
selection
titles
to
in
successor
the
issued
Minang-
definitely
Mas,
outnumbers
Sri
obtained
Lembagas
tribal
Lister
the
never
was
Tan
and
Biduanda,
Actually
has
is
and
all
rests
tribe.
Biduanda
the
Sakai
is not
Inas,
In
375
War
Penghulu
a
those
Baginda
Batu
Jenang
branches
in
Martin
and
a
exogamy
the
that
Johol,
p"rut
Sembilan
Negri
by
tribes
four
even
Tiga
When
its different
118.
the
are
tribe
when
:
tribes
the
Biduanda
Melenggang,
anak
land,
and
to
Biduanda.
with
tribe,
together
Sri
rule
the
The
voice.
grants
an
of
head
(became
JOHOL.
where
governed
a
(3)
(elected
succeeded
unanimous
on
depends
waris
and
Biduanda,
Penghulu,
of
usual
is
of
Baginda
Gunjai,
of
was
Mungkal."
seen,
election
the
office
tribes
have
we
the
tlie
of
of
Moha
Kamat
OF
and
Batu
taneously.
simul-
Kamat
(8)
warts
Undang.
as
The
As
down
Kamat
Johol
predominance
Johol.
no
"
wrote,
Melenggang,
kabau
1912),
Balek.
as
suku
Snipat
(elected
inaccurate
Newbold,
'To
of
words
offices
(2) 'To
(6)
CONSTITUTION
THE
other
office
Gempa,
Gemencheh.
pSrul
the
Omar,
Siama
klipala
in
these
of
office
the
as
or
;
both
or
Wan
Gemencheh
of p^rut
concerned,
holders
(5)
(7)
1918), (9)
1901),
nine
Mek
sister
election
1912
from
month
a
hold
Janggut
(4) Dollah,
Babal,
$25
his
ma^^
p^rut
(i)
of
that
the
at
debarred
not
fact
pension
same
Mas:"
Omar
the
that
recording
was
by
a
Tradition
Tan
worth
Mek
Mas
got
the
that
detail
a
15
Martin
when
Nenek
12,
Sri
tribe
issued
Lister
took
Melenggang
16
out
35
and
the
first
grants,
the
titles
Sri
Biduanda
for
Lemak
tribe
i6
1
apers
Malay
on
Subjects.
JOHOL.
CHIEFS
MINOR
'TO
Batin
The
There
Batang
a
branch
were
at
the
Johol,
recognised
The
'To
sa'silah.
"
of
still the
title is
a
of the
Jenang,
who
Further,
there
"
mark
the
fixes
*
of
is,
'To
a
rotation.
and
Simpang
neither
of
which
Lister
from
derived
to
old
saying
kayu
Putus
tSbus
chief
and
of forest
how
Batin
of
lands
w^aste
minister
speak,
Takek
is borne
recorded
the
to
paj^s
kunchi
for
the
p^saka
waris
the
chief
by
in his time
Johol a proportion
through 'To
aborigines."
"
Batin
Jenang,
pada Undang.
his
for
minister
alienation
blaze
:
the
the
trees
Malay
to
chief
purchase money."
the
Signifies that
collected
Johol
so
boundaries
title and
Martin
is the
of
Johol,
of
fixed
the
branch
a
Kuala
Sakai
a
revenue
Sakai
The
follow
k^pala waris^
is
Batin.
Dato
of
appointment
last election.
Jenang
The
assistant
the
huapa but must
suh-p'"rut; Simat,
two
are
in
voice
sole
have
his
and
Jenang
JENANG.*
at
an
the
election.
information
as
to
previous
holders
was
actually
Johol.
Title
A."
BIDUANDA.
B."
BIDUANDA.
17
of
Mantri
Lembaga
Chabang
Perut
Holders
in
chronologi-
cal
1.
Bogok
2.
Lias
order
3.
4.
Mat
Nuri
Dua
Tanding
Ali
5. Rangkon
Senara
Buapa
P^Yut
about
the
Office.
Nuri
14
is said to
years
ago
Pahlawan
have
and
been
will
added
by
provide the
a
tribal
next
ment
agreeof
holder
i8
Papers
C"
Raja Balang
l^mhaga.
is the
D."
SRI
on
Malay Subjects.
BIDUANDA.
titian
Biduanda, s^rSmpu
MEIvENGGANG.
sakalian
Papers
20
on
KEPIS
A."
B."
SRI
PAYA
le:mak
Malay
Subjects.
LEMBAGAS.
KUMBOH.*
MINANGKABAU,*
Johol.
SRI
C"
IvEMAK
21
PAHANG.
None
Buapa
JUAK-JUAK
A."
The
must
individual
however
observe
HITAM.
PANGUMA
holder
the
is chosen
correct
by
rotation.
the
Penghulu
who
Papers
22
Malay Subjects.
on
PUTEH.
B.-PANGLIMA
The
is
individual
however
the
observe
chosen
PSrang
I.
OF
UNDANG
tufted
a
Tombak
Perang Kiri
3.
Panglima
Panglima
4.
do.
Carries
Put eh
Hitam
sword.
a
do.
long KSris.
Carries
7. Laksamana
Carries
a
black
Carries
a
KSris.
Panglima
Besar
A."
present day
Pahlawan
to
eleven
Lela
giliranlies between
Biong
was
of ptnit
OF
IN
PENGHULU
tradition
there
INAS.
have
been
down
the
title of
(pp. 5, 6)
Setiawan^ Penghulu
three
Inas,
of
ptrut,
"
Omar
of
flag.
AS.
OF
holders
Perkasa
a
do.
CHIEFS
According
spear
bSnd^rang.
5. Panglima Dalam
6. Panglima Tengah
8.
must
JOHOL.
Carries
Kanan
2.
who
rotation.
correct
JUAK-JUAK
Penghulu
the
by
Inas.
of
Dingkir
the
to
Johan
Inas.
The
and
Nuri..
pl"rutDingkir, Sulong
of
Johol.
pl^rutNuri,
Ujang
and
of
p^rut
23
Inas.
The
division
into pl^rui
is recent.
are
of
The
Dato
the
J^mhaga
waris
Mpala
Johal presides
and
juak-juak
This
DATO
officer is also
waris
election.
an
and
the
The
hhitara
electors
hUtina
or
P'"r^mpuan.
B."
the
at
called
Bentara
Jantan,
Tradition
in Inas.
Biduanda
MENTARA.
records
being
nine
head
holders
of
:
"
.(I) Tegoh, (2) Ahmat, (3) Fati, (4) Gumpal, (5) Sulong, (6)
Benchus,
(7) Maasul, (8) Ujang, (9) Bachi.
is between
three
Rotation
ptrut : Dingkir, Inas, Nuri.
Maasul
of pSriU Dingkir, Ujang of pSmt Inas, and Bachi
was
of pSrzitNuri.
"
C"
She
holder,
are
is the
is the
recorded
D."
BENTARA
female
mother
of
follows
as
BETINA.
k"pala waris.
Montok, the
the
Bentara
Bachi,
Jantan.
:
"
.Mantri
Lela
Buapa
order
Raja
Tiarnin
Tijah
Perut
in chronological
PUNGGOR.
KUALA
BIDUANDA
Title of Lembaga
Holders
present
Holders
1.
Bibun
2.
Binchus
3.
Kulup
Ayang
4.
Kotok
5. Montok
6. Haji Chanai
Papers on Malay Subjects.
M
There
only
are
has rarely been
with
in this tribe and
tribe
the
This
Biduanda
tribe
consists
and
waris
not
BIDUANDA
waris
and
giliran
bers
Memwith
E
may
PETAL
BUAH
of
at
present
intermarry
late Penghulu Sulong,
into
division
giliran and
a
Masjid and Inas.
pi^rutMasjid should
however
to
merged
decided
be
in
furnish
dwindled
has
one
of the
F."
Title of Lembaga
the
down
three
at
the
other
BIDUANDA
next
two
is of
one
D
F.
or
muafakat
Sktia
lished
estab-
ptrut^ Ponggor,
PSrut
and
if it should
pSrut.
SUNGAI
the
p^rut Ponggor and
household,
election
They
In
"
holder.
next
to
A,
tribal
a
present holder
The
households.'
15
with
lifetime of the
have
waris.
not
are
the
F.
E."
are
This
observed.
intermarry
may
and
families
seven
UJONG.
Raja
Masjid
it will
not
be
Johol.
There
P^rut
p"rut only.
the
This
^and
time
originallya
was
of
tribe
Bukit
rotation
was
are
maris
between
added
Penghulu Sulong
not
25
the
two
former
tribal
by a
agreement in
will supply the next
holder.
with
intermarry
A, D
may
and
and
E.
G."
There
are
20
SRI
NENEK.*
in
households
tribesmen
Paya Kumboh,
join this tribe,their own
H."
TIGA
from
not
I.EMAK
this tribe.
other
states
who
Tiga
being represented in
MINANGKABAU.
Batu
settle in
Inas.
and
Inas,
26
Papers
MELENGGANG.*
SRI
I."
Malay Subjects.
on
Title of
Andika
Lembaga
Maharaja
Buapa
Siginyeh
Perut
Holders
in
I.
Raj
Lela
Inas.
Tonggas
Kabong
us
chronologi-
cal
2.
Rantau
3. Lewar
order
4. Laka
5.
6.
7. Wan
This
tribe may
Ahmat
with
intermarry
claiming a common
not
tribe in Johol, both
Khamis^
Bading
Sri
the
ancestress
Melenggang
in
Naning.
JUAK-JUAK.
I."
PANGLIMA
in
chronological
order
The
appointment is
Sungai Ujong
Biduanda
Tribe
Holders
HITAM.
in the
hands
1.
Lenjut
2.
Uteh
3.
Kamar
of the
Penghulu.
ULU
A
story.'
The
and
Johol
the
Sri
Megat
Now,
three
lady
the
it
came
helped
herself
informed
that
of
ordered
theory,
When
the
stabbed
is
Malay
Sultan,
Mahmud
that
the
royal birth
enquired
the
the
He
child
mouth
heard
of
bearers
the
dripping
the
royal
and
;
white
blood
corpse's
the
at
of
of the
mosque
the
the
test
in the
and
way,
was
unborn.
to
open
had
lady
longings.
to
the
on
was
this
peasant
Sultan
cut
carried
death
to
of
sign
a
of
one
wife
The
it.
found
was
his
of
returned
being
was
Sultan
fruit
be
to
Sultan
the
the
Johor.
to
him
peasant
of
be
to
woman
Sri Rama
Megat
contrived
he
tragedy,
litter, as
the
and
sent
The
her
those
were
of
fruit.
told
satisfy
to
war
once
subject
The
was
the
a
day
peasant
Sultan, when
the
section
a
and
longings
the
of
faction
the
behind
Sultan.
the
section
a
for
took
broken
the
this
child.
which
to
he
Thereupon
truth
she
to
be
left
to
of
Sultan
the
One
asked
remainder
to
he
following
creation
a
and
islands
the
the
account
on
that
goes
offering
and
him
was
Johor
child.
an
whereupon
demurred,
how
as
Johor
out,
with
gone
stopped
carried
set
Muar
of
inspect
Megat
jack-fruit
a
story
to
the
months
taking
he
The
Rama
when
of
Sultan
of the
party
Ulu
suzerain
a
Sri Rama,
Megat
the
not
Sungai Ujong gives
of
Penghulu
was
between
of
history
manuscript
"
MUAR.
feet."
This
Marhum
of the
mangkat
di-julang.
house
of Malacca.
royal
A.D.
1699
was
Shah
first obtained
He
And
of
recognition
little
the
his
of
state
murder
Ulu
Muar
after
world
Malay
the
as
representative
of
date
the
history
to
last
the
was
Consequently,
the
is known
II,
that
date.
vSungai Ujong
nine
the
And
the
states
Ulu
Muar
founders
that
the
is the
Ulu
Muar
Sri Rama),
a
"
The
story
too
in
:
of
a
is also
short
and
named
far
they
as
This
Besar.
by
to
the
a
equivalent
Nenek
Gadih,
a
Johor,
of locusts
ascended
Muar,
S.B.,
a
because
XXVIII,
a
who
female
They
plague
river
names
for
Banun,
printed in J.R.A.S.,
history of Pahang.
MS.
Besar.
Their
Abdu'r-Rahman.
ousted
crossed
Pasir
among
Pasir
so
Hindustan!
from
came
Shaikh
of
this, in
wa}'
took
Muar
"
Bujang,
Dato
Singapore but were
Stkunyik ; so they
Pasir
Besar, and
appears
by
came
Ulu
state
(the Minangkabau
Ferdana, Dato
Purba,
Dato
named
man
ancient
the
Si Rama
married
who
of
that
avers
corroborate
version
persons
Mogek
were
place
accounts
claim
"Seven
tradition
Megat
female
married
settled
in
known
river
up
they
page
as
to
were
56, and
Johol.
of the
sick
length of
the
first settlement
their
he
where
river,
and
growing,
the
the
It is easy
Rama
'^When
origin
"
"
did
derive
almost
certainh^
palaces
of
a
age.
'To
Megat Sri
Possibly
Undang
Sakudai
:
possibly
have
and
the
'To
the
Ulu
Muar
bore
a
Shaikh
Minangkabau
Pahang,
the
son, Naam,
da^^s of
person
that
when
and
the
chose
and
Muar
first
story
authenticated
She
tradition
folk
Muar
avers,
less
that
*'
It is not
Johol
patriarchs applied to Johol for
clear," writes Martin
Lister, whether
had
converted, to Islam ;
time
Some
Penghulu.
in
any
:
came
and
she
sophisticated
as
four
a
"
been
Khatib
admitted
those
Minangkabau
of
daughter
tribe who
the
chief
a
married
Sri Lemak
In
the
elect
the
precisefrom
Ijster, apparentl)'the
Mr.
peared,
disap-
Rama
summoned
Tengkis,
now.
may
Sri Rama.
Mengkarak
titled Penghulu of Muar.
be
reputed
that
that
them
bade
the
as
first
Sri
Purba
]:)erson-
tour
Megat
our
'To
the
of Bendahara
infer
Megat
'To
of the
man
to
historical
a
to
as
in
see, mention
nistic.
likely anachro-
official
one
is derived
shall
we
be
to
The
Probably
of Malay
waiting-room
as
Abdu'r-Rahman.
from
is the
lead
patriarchs
a
That
best
same
The}^
Muar.
and
Banun
Akhir,
the
Ferdana
Minangkabau
from
to
been
a
!
of
definite
two
India
The
Negri Sembilan.
a
Si-Rama,
grandson
would
dates
story continues
The
four
in
of
is most
seen
"songs
or
Sri Menanti
extended
an
forefather
methods
the
x\nd,
Ferdana
been
has
made
in
!
of
name
"To
a
was
the
Lembagas
settlement
of the tale.
from
or
mnak
from
representativeof Johor
of Rembau
chiefs
our
names
versed
princes.
Rama
he
and
t^romba
versions
Singapore
enough
and
chief
another
maid
a
in other
Muar
Javanese
Purba
four
legend.
of many
signify the
not
from
biimi
vanished."
he
in this
was
from
well
Muar
s^n
gadis,dato bujang.
do
come
not
were
Then
is unknown
not
four
start
line out
a
words
philology to
of
is
Banun
persons.
settlers
they
the
:
them
Muar.
ancestress
our
the
called
joined by
were
of the
bade
Nenek
kind
the
for
spot Sri Menanti.
criticise detail
to
still unwedded
of
forebears
in Ulu
Panjang
chose
the
originalsettlers
Minangkabau,
Megat Sri
Pasir
Megat Sri Rama
tributary of
!
on
paii
called the
of Muar.
at
spot
a
found
he
Meantime
from
journey
29
case
the
first
Penghulu.
the
he
Dato
sent
of
a
of
this,a family
as
from
settlers of the tribe of Sri Lemak
came
Minangkabau
arrived
at
had
that
their own
countrymen
Pahang, hearing
his wife, two
The
of a man,
Muar.
Ulu
family consisted
married
The
the daughter of the
son
daughters and one son.
from
Sakai Penghulu sent
Johol and his wife bore him a son.
about
this child was
The (Sakai fenjale)Penghulu died when
Sakai
Batin
after
Papers
30
six
he
old, and
minor, his
years
a
was
the
Malay Subjects.
on
son
elected
was
father
Penghulu, but
as
administered
for him
till he
as
came
age."
if
Study of the history'of Johol has led us to doubt
Tengkis or Sendok
Mas, as the Johol and ayer kaki versions
Sakai
name
was
given or accepted as a
aboriginal
or
her,
The version
most
woman.
a
widely accepted is that she was
daughter of the Penghulu of Inas, the representative of what
is traditionally said to
be
the
senior branch
of the Johol
of
"
which,
house,
as
descended
was
settlers
with
would
a
the
soil
claimed
one
Sakti
number
blood
of Johor.
invented
could
Mas
was
variant
is
accepted
descended
version
from
also the
those
'
were
Sembilan,
Padang)
of Dato
best
had
up
that
obtains
in
Johol
by
first
the
chiefs
are
Muar,
Mas, but
patriarchs.
to
of Sumanik.
They
Negri
to
come
relatives,Sultan Sumanik
of
Johan Kebesaran
Sakti
who
of
Penghulu
of Sendok
account
Sultan
and
Makhdum
the
sprung
court
tribesmen"
Datar
two
Tengah
of
be
descendants
has
the
Minangkabau
first Tanah
'
would
story, which
the
definite
very
historyof
"The
of
Sri Menanti
at
a
the great
hardly have
to
they would
of
marrying one
if their
legend
Penghulu Naam,
only gives
not
the
But
; while
who
who
as
be.
to
would
lady
a
aboriginal woman.
an
The
and
because
Banun,
Sendok
bear
a
son,
fact it looks
In
adat,
belong
to
of Sumanik
respected or accepted an aboriginal woman
indubitably have respected a woman
their
their
of their chief
mother
as
Makhdum
with
accordance
of whom
men
'To
of
in
want,
Minangkabau
house
have
from
and
Pasir Besar
came
seen,
Bendahara
Sakudai.
The Minangkabau
we
from
title to
"
(or Sultan
the
family
with
came
many
followers
to Malacca
calling at Siak but not at Johor, across
and
thence
Sultan
of
Sri
Menanti.
Rembau
to
by way
Sumanik
Sultan
settled at Ayer Merbau
and
Anjing Beranak
other
Alam.
three
Soon
at
afterwai;ds came
Johan
Tanjong
of birth from
'To
Puteh
of the Sri
men
:
Minangkabau
tribe
Lemak
Gamin
Kuala
Kuala
who
was
; 'To
made
Laut
of the
settled
Tali ;
at Anak
early settlers made
friends.
Ayer
tribe, who
and
need
the
settlers
of
one
Biawas.
'
tribe
settled
who
of the Sri
These
Ayer Sungai lyantah.
Later
at
Melenggang
five
population increased
felt,the Minangkabau
the
as
'
oniits mention
version
in
titles of the
only when
Mungkal
Shaikh
the
Purba, probably
lesser
To
at
a
Penghulu was
Penghulu of Inas for his daughter, Sendok
they called Penghulu Lantai Kulit and married
themselves
Khatib
She lived
Akhir.
at
Padang
child by Khatib
Akhir
first
Her
was
Naam,
hulu
Peng-
of Muar.
This
'
for
asked
whom
Mas,
to
Humban
settled
nSgSri and
Pawang
the
accordance
Biduanda
'To
of
with
Ferdana
historical fact
tribe would
family eligiblefor
and
the
:
naturally be
office of
the
the
'To
two
created
Penghulu
had
Johol.
tradition
split into three,and
they
says
created
were
in
the
Penghulu.
fourth
of the
time
31
place in Inas on the Pabai
from
that
day
probably it was
bridle-path
though at that time Inas
place that the lady came,
may
under
been
have
Johol. One
genealogy is interesting,
as
the
evidence
for
traditional
identity of
bringing additional
and Siti Awa
that
with
Inas
is, if Siti Awan
Johol:
may
for corruptions of Sitiawan, the earl^^title of
be construed
the rulers of Johol. It runs
:
Kulit
Lantai
is the
of
name
this
to
a
and
:
"
"
Siti Awan
I
Siti Awa
Mas
Sfindok
TCngkis
Akhir
Khatib
m.
I
Naam
Pgnghulu
Penghulu
He
beheaded
was
buried
given
'diwangsa,
the
were
Warna
of
father-in-law.
been
have
a
lus who
Raja
whose
in
and
her
Raja
'dirajaand
day.
daughter,
pretender
a
of
Ulu
the
to
of
death
the
involved
chief
brothers
two
Another
personage.
the name
Newbold
gave
office down
to that
date,
of
1839,
held
Muar
his
must
six
namely,
PenghuJallam,
"
Talib."
and
Tallun
Allum, Pompom,
Naam,
a
body
daughter, Che Seui, was
Amar
the
early days,
is
head
tamarind
under
Khatib,
fall
His
1795.
considerable
Writing
had
Sri
this
to
married
In
his
titles of
Tuan,
Yam
to
Raja Melewar,
by
court
had
Negri Sembilan history.
by Raja Melewar, the
1773
His
Rambai.
titles extant
Mas,
ofhce
reigned from
Tempurong and
Ampangan
marriage
in
taken
Sri Menanti
to
who
Bukit
at
at
tree
close
Tuan
first Yam
in
is well known
Naam
offices of Penghulu, 'To Ferdana, 'To Purba
(and 'To
Waris of Ulu Muar.
Shahbandar) are pUaka of the Biduanda
and
elected
The Penghulu was
originallyby the Four
The
'
later also
offices of
of
Penghulu,
of
the
later
rule
a
is
and
the
1
This
rather
the
claim
now
was
admitted
yang
at
ampat
death
of
of
away
by
Talun.
Penghulu,
a
Ferdana,
p^rut
taken
each
held
the
while
deceased
the
election
of Lembagas
and, reasonably
they shall elect the Ferdana
that
there
when
always be
Penghulu
becomes
the
council
the
claim
Lgmbaga
Purba
in effect
of
time
the
on
from
has
from
Purba
"
the
elected
(This rule
Penghulu.
of a Penghulu
perhaps, they
that
and
succeeds
the
the
shall be
Purba
office shall
one
from
laid down
has
Purba
new
that
'To
and
that
rule
The
Lembagas.
'To Ferdana
pl^rut,dates
the Ferdana
'
Eight
different p^rut, so
a
each
A
'
the
by
'
are
the
"
were
vacancies.') In
last election of
given a voice
a
Ferdana
in the
order
in
1918,
election.
to
or
Papers
32
rotation, it
the correct
preserve
minor
offices
two
chosen
from
always
been
Thus
that
during
Ferdanas
is clear
late
relation
near
First
On
Amin
died
dying in
Finally on
turn
of
the
Sidin, no
was
must
late holder
rule
his
by
Laboh's
four
than
brother,Aba,
succeeded
be
has
is chosen.
less
succeeded
was
of the
one
the
and
of
and
when
successor
holder,
his full
All's death
that,
the
vacant,
the
penghuluship
Ali.
and
Ferdana,
a
the
died.
sister's son,
become
pi^rutof
the
Malay Subjects.
on
b}' his
became
sister's
his sister's
death, Hashim,
daughter'sson, became Ferdana ; and eventually,on the death
The
of Sidin, Penghulu.
the holders
following table shows
of the three offices ; Rejab, the second
Ferdana, is mentioned
in
office
Newbold
also gives the
Newbold
as
holding
1839.
by
of the Penghulu as at that date as Talib.
of the
None
name
Laboh.
son,
lists show
native
to
be
a
mistake
Penghulu
for Malik,
of
a
whom
that
the
and
name
native
it appears
lists show
as
followingTalun.
The
first names
Penghulu
I.
Naam
2.
Mindek
3.
Mopeng
4-
Ajong
are
"
Ferdana
I.
Purba
Isang
5- Jaalam
1.
Labi
2.
Eta
3. Botal
There
buapa, Raja Indra and Jengkaya.
merly
writes, ''Sri Menanti
(i.e.Ulu Muar) ''forher indepenconsidered
subordinate
to Johol asserts
as
dence
elective
has
four
the
and
tacitlyassumed
a
place among
Newbold
are
two
"
Johol.
claims
her
states, though
Johol
remarked,
sanction
from
Sultan
of
that
of
distinctly recognized;
not
are
descended
Penghulu, not being
were
given by the
35
of
the
nine
Johore,
whom
to
assumed
the
titles
with
Stia lycla Maharaja.'' The
the
seal,it
the
inscriptionKurnia
ka-pada Dato
may
Lela
SUia
M'liar
Maharaja
Pah'awan, 1293 A.H.=
PSnghulu
British protection it has been
ruled that
Under
1876 A.D.
the
elective
four
the Penghulu does not rank
states/*
among
be
bears
"
'To Purba, the
have
to
appeal
in
office ; and
to
made
be
may
the
the
to
of
case
'To
Ferdana,
all Muar
and
the
to
Dato
Naam
Penghulu
When
visit
ceremonial
a
The
Johol.
Maharaja
Baginda
Dato
pay
election
of
influence
the
falls under
and
ISmbaga
after
Johol
Dato
disputed elections,
Johol.
yet
was
a
dandle
child,his father, Khatib
four
the
Minangkabau
him, when
the sabda his infant
and
would
utter
visit,
patriarchs
he
Naam
could
not
son
yet ejaculate. When
grew
up,
the title of Baginda Maharaja.
his father
So,
bestowed
on
the
down
Akhir
handed
Khatib
as
pSsaka or hereditary right
office of Baginda Maharaja with its prerogative of acting for
the
{phnangku Penghulu Muar) and of
Penghulu of Muar
four
the
(haluan s^mbah) through which
being the channel
of those
patriarchs,
earty Minangkabau
ISmbaga, successors
the
Penghulu.
approach
ma3'
descendants
became
His
Mpala iioaris owing to their
the 'To Ferdana,
And
from
Banun.
so
descent
along with
takes
and the 'To Purba, the Baginda Maharaja
part in mariswaris affairs to the Penghulu.
councils and submits
arises {tumboh hagi
When
question of succession
any
Akhir, would
to
came
(or tribal chiefs),then the
if the
to
invite
have
see
to
Baginda Maharaja
Umbaga
submitted
to them
candidate
by the tribal elders {buapa) is in
rotation
with
the constituted
only if
accord
; and
{giliran)
fulfils that condition,will the Baginda Maharaja
the candidate
him
submit
Needless
The
procedure
is the
they
one
left the
to
was
umbrella
or
Twelve
kampong
The
the
then
The
place they
Dato
sat
a
down.
Muar
house
Ferdana
the
(19 10).
going
Muar
the
Dato
of
age.
of a Dato
of
of
conduct
to
to
place
a
b^rsiram.
that
called out
Penghulu,
to
use
an
kain.
spears
Dato
and
and
should
The
fined
swords
Baginda
mother
Purba
golden
Dato
path
the
his
the
front
house,
with
gate.
Muar,
Ferdana.
in
cross
men
of
ISmbaga-nya.
the
for
necessary
fiction
mhigundang
to
"
the installation
kampong
the
Before
sah
baharu-lah
:
unanimity
began by
ceremony
outside
the
the
say,
Umhaga
Penghulu
on
proceedings
The
Dato
the
to
to
this ideal
no
the
ptsaka) among
aturan
Dato
walked
wife;
the
path
first,then
the
then
next.
On
Baginda
first
walk
to
the
the
Dato
reaching
placed the
Papers
34
hMak
langir, tSpong
to the
mother
of the
the
the
Penghulu,
a
pair
with
Penghulu
The
of
the
of
the
Dato,
Afterwards
the
sat
and
hands
and
same.
dais
Ferdana
Dato
of
the
the
On
face
the
on
mother
did
Purba
house.
Baginda,
Dato
the
'To
and
returned
tawar
Then
Muar.
Dato
Ferdana
Malay Subjects.
on
Purba
Dato
they
Muar,
Dato
and
the
the
the
wife and
Orang Kaya Bongsu presented
trousers, the Sri Maharaja
silk
dSstar.
the
Paduka
The
Besar
with
a
haju and
in the
cushion
them
sat
a
on
Penghulu
having donned
the
of the
and
Dato
middle
Baginda sitting behind
dais,
called on
the Lembagas
to mhigadap.
The
the Baginda Maharaja said,
Then
Penghulu lays
with
a
"
it down
"
"
sudah
Matahari
Bulan
cMlek
;
sudah
i^rang;
sudah
Bintang
Mrchahaya
Jangan bSraleh,jangan bSrubah,
Jikalau b^rubah, padi sambang,
BSranak
tidak bSrpaha (?)
Di-timpa 'nika dSngan pSsaka."
The
was
over
Lembagas
and
a
feast
replied Sabda
took
di-junjong.
place.
MUAR.
BAGINDA
Minor
Chief.
MAHARAJA.*
The
cerenionv
36
Papers
THE
LEMBAGA
A."
Original
Malay Subjects.
on
members
YANG
TANAH
PAT.
DATAR.
of this tribe
B."
AM
MUNGKAL.
came
from
Johol.
Johol.
Original settlers
According
is by
Pilah
to
The
holders
list of
hav't
by
Newbold
office appears
to
century, it would
from
come
the
Naning"
pl^rutof
twenty
date
holding
as
back
that
seem
to
office
the
in
1839.
early part
he cannot
have
been
Kuala
years
giliranand will supply the next
is very
doubtful.
priorto Tulok
the
to
mentioned
to
tribal
a
added
be
said
are
Husin,
present Lembaga
about
agreement made
the
to
37
of
ago
Umbaga.
is
Agak
As
the
the
i8th
the second
holder.
C._SRI
The
two
To'
Lumpoh
mentioned
pl^rutwere
Puteh
and
MINANGKABA\J.*
lyBMAK
then
subdivided
To' Pandak
into
Sopak
by Newbold
as
:
probably
holding office
are
nicknames.
in
1839.
into
Olek
is
38
Papers
SRI
D."
Lateh
The
is mentioned
above
4
Malay Subjects.
on
MELENGGANG.
by
Lembaga
Newbold
as
holding
office in
1839.
are
Tiang ktrajaan astana :
:
Tiang halai Daio Muar
.-17iak pada Dato
johol.
YANG
LEMBAGA
A."
Aris is mentioned
bv
TIGA
Newbold
DILAPAN.
BATU.
as
holding office
in
1839.
Jo hoi.
B."
PAYA
39
KUMBOH.
Title of
Senara
Lembaga
Perut
Bemban
i
_^
"^^
f^"'/ Ulu
Seiialint:;L.
' "'-i^'^'-'^^
Jernen
Holders
in
i.
Kaya
Pilah
iTerbakar
"
Samsura
chronologi-
cal
2.
Lisa
order
Budu
3.
Rasip
4.
5. Jaudin
6. Haji
Osman
7. Kedah
Pangalima
Buapa
Perang
This
These
one
now
tribe
Raja
Balang
1
from
came
Rembau
early
originally BSsar dalam
buapa were
huapa only, Baginda Tan Amas.
entirely usurped
J ay
Mangku
Laksamana
19th century.
in the
Suku
was
B"sars
have
office in
1839.
five
The
there
and
his functions.
lyisa is mentioned
by
C"
Newbold
as
holding
BELANG.*
BATU
Title of
Senara
Angsa
Lembaga
1
Purun
GSmetir
Perut
!
Lekok
Purun
Tinggi
or
Tebing Tinggi
or
Bukit
or
Tanjong Ipoh
Holders
in
I.
Sobek
2.
chronologi-
cal
order
3.
4.
Bandin
Sayit
Sujan
5. Sindit
6, Si am
7.
Ram
at
at
8.
Buapa
Paduka
Manti
Taat
a
Papers
40
This
is
a
tribe
is said
fourth
with
have
been
office
Pilah
p'^rut at
huapa Raja
a
go
is
Bandin
have
At
that
ptrut.
mentioned
bv
Pasir
which
the
the
at
this
to
from
come
Tengah,
Dia.
agreed
should
to
Subjects.
Malav
on
1909
next
Rembau,
from
came
election
it
appears
but
vacancy
Newbold
holding
as
There
Besar.
one
office
to
the
in
1839.
The
original
Ftrut
Ipoh
the
and
rotation
Serdang
Plrut
settlers
is
Tebing
is between
ACHEH.*
ANAK
D."
from
came
subdivided
Tinggi,
the
two
into
Kayu
main
Rembau.
Serdang
Ara
and
divisions
and
Tanjong
Simpang,
only.
but
Johol.
K.~BATU
HAMPAR.
Raja
Buapa
The
originalsettlers
Mulai
To'
is mentioned
Maharaja
certain duties
of
the
41
in
the
at the
from
came
by
time
Astana
Raja 'diwangsa
kapada Johol.
at
Nevvbold
of
Lela
Rembau.
as
holding office
Tuan
Yam
Tinggi
Ampang
vSri Menanti.
raja, bukan
F."
SRI
lyBMAK
Imam
PAHANG.
He
similar
in
was
to
is htrtali
1839.
given
those
kapada
Papers
42
G."
Malay
on
TIGA
NENEK.*
BIDUANDA
H."
Subjects.
vSUNGAI
UJONG.
of
Title
Baginda
Raja
Lembaga
Merilang or
Pulau
Pinang
^a^"PO"g
Pilah
Ulu
Perut
Terap
Holders
in
chronological
order
1
Tengah
ah
i.
Mar
2.
Duatai
3.
Pilah
Talok
4.
Latip
5, Gansar
6. Siawang
7.
Ma'aris
j
'Ginda
Buapa
This
Biduanda
tribe
came
Jawa
is
from
allowed,
Intermarriage
Rembau.
but
not
Molana
with
the
Biduanda
with
the
Waris.
Papers
44
This
to
of
tribe
those
the
Malay Subjects.
on
descendants
the
represents
whose
is Senara
Ihnhaga
Sri Lemak
office of Orang
Kay a Muda
Senara
Muda
Olek
(circa 1840).
This
Gunong
tribe
Pasir
Penghulu
is
and
Abdul
a
branch
the
Malik
from
office
the
of
Tanah
Sri
Kiri Mudek
was
of
tribe
of
created
Maharaja
Kanan
'
Sungai
I,
2.
Haji
Mat
4,
Haji
Daud
Mudek
Akin
Pilah
Saman
Taib
3. Samat
Buapa
tions
sec-
time
'
Sungai
in chronological
order
Datar
Perdana
Pilah
Holders
the
MUNGKAIy.
Title of Lembaga
Perut
in
(circa 1850).
D."
two
DATAR.
TANAH
C"
quent
subse-
intermarry.
may
created
was
settlers
The
tribe
Minangkabau
The
of
Muda.
vSetia
Raja
Ferdana
by
Johol.
office
The
Yam
branch
Tuanship
of
the
was
of
Mungkal
created
Raja
by
Abdul
Peiighulu
Intermarriage
Radin.
tribe
45
in
Ulu
Muar
is
Malik
with
allowed.
in
the
the
other
J E
Originally
tribes
bau.
came
They
Susu
2.
4.
?
which
Melenggang
the
was
in
Songsang
the
Tiga
daughter
her
daughter
Menanti
The
thence
first
country
later
Susu
of
settled
from
; thence
the
settlers
migrated
called
yet
some
When
Jempul.
of
Tradition
the
again
path
it
Blows
to
the
and
part
then
chief of
at
the
of Panglima
tribesmen,
is
gave
and
road
called
now
the
of
the
Sutan
them
of
Tunku
it
tradition
head
of
Kebesaran
a
the
the
bridle
Jelebu":
finally giving
Penghulu
was
the
the
from
Jempul
Dato
Jantan,
the
was
from
Kubor
Jelebu
that
land, part
other
after
Jelebu.
Dato
story says
The
was
Penghulu
sawah
meets
"
to
imminent.
was
the
the
and
of
at
was
Jelebu,
war
a
Ltban
Ulu
the
time
it
came
Jempul
the
at
Teras
Hassan
territory
across
Kubu
be
their
Jelebu.
In
fort
of
that,
;
Jempul,
question
-time
Ulu
to
came
Bidara
called
Penghulu
Terentang
Johol, Rambutan
request of Pengiran,
and
Datar
to
each
rights
One
Kuala.
early tribesmen
the
the
Before
This
the
in
settler
Titian
was
"Sri
in
settled
in
from
ulu.
^struck,
admitting
settled
Jempul
a
should
not
were
and
away
and
in
Jempul
present
Kikir,
Batu
formerly
was
Ulu
the
where
from
went
and
tree
Bukit.
made
Jelebu
Penghulu
point
Ulu
Tanjong
that
and
;
Jelebu,
Kampong
claimed
both
Hassan
extreme
in
at
Ithan
Jumbang
original
at
upstream
:
da}^
Jelebu
Dato
installed
being
The
the
tribes
only
was
Newbold's
to
up
it
the
Downstream
Jempul.
avers
in
Penghulu
installed
; thence
Sabang, and
Kuala
Sungai
to
to
of
them
these
Sungai KMondong
The
Chondong Tupai Batok.
Kuala
Tapak.
under
Pulau
at
grand-daughters
date
latter
a
in
extend
Ayer
Kepong
vSabang
Pulau
called
was
Naning.
Anak
to
I/ubok
to
went
Laboh
migrated
Datar
not
Bisa,
called
migrated
name
Tanah
to
Jempul.
at
was
by
went
Sungai Petaling in Jempul.
first settled
settlers
Mungkal
to
Majau
the
settlers
Batu
TanaJi
The
Mungkal.
.
Jempul.
The
vSialangin
Awan
Datar
.
settlers
of
name
Siti
one
went
.
.
.
Thence
Minangka-
Melenggang.
Tiga Batu
Tanah
Sri
ent
differ-
four
Sri
.
.
.
The
.
"
lyaboh
3.
I.
belonging to
Batang
Tiga from
to
Megat
.?
U
families
Malacca
were:
Juara
1.
different
four
to
P
M
Melewar
belonging
records
their
Tiga
head
of their
Johol
that
Batu
of
gave
to
suzerain
the
own.
the
the
and
men
tribesTanah
Johol.
In
any
been
the
at
beginning
of the
The
niece
1795.
Hussain, who
1839. The
first
the
case,
created
of the
adult
an
of
Jempul
have
must
the
eighteenth or at the
died in
Raja Melewar
first Penghulu married
Tengku Alang
very
nineteenth
was
genealog}^
in
of
Penghulu
end
Ferdana
century.
before
runs
Newbold
published
his book
:
"
Manteri
of Pasir
Besar
m.
Petam
f-
Gandum
Daim
I
Nyai Uban
Tengku
Tarum
of
ancestress
Penghulu
1st
a
of
perut of the waris
a
per lit of the waris
Jempul
ancestress
Mayaug,
Alaug Hussain
m.
of
p'efdmpuan Jempul
p'drempuan Jempul
Muda
Tengku
Omar,
Sereting
I
of
Muhammad
Tengku Muda
of Sereting, d. 1912.
As
have
we
Johol
the
own
and
gave
waris
:
Bendahara
installed
of
was
The
The
waris
is
there
also
one
^^'^'^ Newbold),
1839,
waris
o
f
at
Pasir
of
Johol
Dato
or
of
Setiawan.
Penghulu
rotation.
'To
list of holders
in
runs
The
p"rut
head
Tuan,
Paduka
one
of the office of
provides
of
Penghuhi
(fl.
Chap, Rial,Matik,
Sukul
(d. 1916), Haji
Hassan
Daim,
:
the
of his
one
of those
to
Putera
officer, the
The
was
of
Dato
Terentang. The
(tombak) as the insigniaof
of
system
the
settlement
a
Kandong
office
the
no
other
Jempul.
eight names
includes
made
Sungai
to
he
because
obeisance
did
at
successor
pSrut and
a
had
who
Johol,
descendant
him
a spear
gave
title is Dato
Lela
Johol
his office.
also
Daim
Penghulu
was
Dato
the
he
of
account
our
immigrants Daim,
Sekudai,
Besar.
and
in
seen
Johan,
Abdu'l-
Wahab.
The
of
head
he
of
the
; the
women
first
obscure,
but
claim
whose
p'"rhnpuan
rotation, all the
election.
and
There
present holder
the
the
on
and
plirut Bidai,
is admitted
sole
branches
pirtrnpnan.
dignity
a
the
Three
Mayang,
:
of
nieces
origin is
dispute.
There
being equally
of
lies
fami-
husbands
whose
without
electors.
title
by marriage
but
is
no
eligible at
The
fixed
every
the
Though
eight Shahbandars.
of
the
l^irth
of the office is himself
by
ptriit
elected by virtue of his marriage to a woman
Mayang, he was
of p^rut Bidai,
within
are
by birth
of Tarum
descendants
Penghulu,
waris
this
confer
bears
p"r"inpnan
office goes not
of a waris
husband
eligibleto
are
their
the
be
must
waris
the
The
Shahbandar.
have
the
the
1)een
matriarchal
tribe not
prescriptionagainst
obtaining in Jempul.
marriage
inter-
48
Papers
The
from
Minangkabau
two
Johol, also
Johol,
election holders
and
in
of
case
have
of
ISmbaga
this
Jempul
of
of
court
have
Johol
decide
can
The
appeal.
voice
no
Penghulu
a
evidently by the ruler of
da}^ are hirpSsaka to Johol ; on
of Johol,
homage to the Dato
to
final
got
titles ;
pay
the
Dato
dispute
is the
and
settlers, who
given
were
their titles to
as
Malay Subjects.
on
in the
the
tion
elec-
other
ten
tribal
of these
election
two
officers ; for the two
antedate
the creation
of the ten nor
are
the latter Mrtali to Johol.
title
the
of
Pengeran was
given
of the title are
Lela Raja ; and holders
ISmbaga of the Tiga
tribe.
Batu
Kebesaran
Panglima Sutan
Manteri
; he is Ihnbaga of the Tanah
Lela Raja is st3'ledanak Dato
Johol.
Amar
of
twelve
of the
in
Jempul, whenever
tribal
Mantri
Sri Amar
him
Through
of
in
shnbah
haluan
of
the
is
and
anak
of
tribal
Umbaga
the
stmbah
channel
:
chief
approach
hulu
Pengis head
is haluan
Johol ; the
Johol.
Dato
Jempul
audience-hall
the
ten
styled
He
as
He
of
ruler
the
Jempul
between
acts
is vacant.
I'"mbagaof Jempul.
audience-hall
the
communication
office
the
tribe.
Datar
He
Sri
created
was
he
of
the
of
is the
Jempul.
Penghulu
Jempul.
Newbold
"
records,
the
Sri
have
been
and
Penghulu
the
independent sway
Melaka,
Melenggang, Anak
almost
:
been
shown
he
tribe,
holders
; for he
misinformed
to
be
omits, to
whose
of the
with
coeval
take
present
tribes
and
omits
the
title of Dato
more
Besar.
-SHAHBANDAR.*
Chief
Tiga
two
creation
four
sitkit exercise
of Biduanda,
He
Batu."
must
those
which
have
offices,
of the Penghulu,
instance, the
eighth
Ihnbaga is now
one
JEMPUL.
Minor
and
are
Batu
on
Hampar
the
list
of
Johol.
49
LEMBAGAS.
I."
Lela
Raja
as
Penghulu
of
a
successor.
is the
between
BATU.
TIGA
chief of the
the
death
of
Jempul Lembagas and acts
and the election
a Penghulu
Papers
50
DATAR.
TANAH
II."
Mantri
Lonik
Terentang
Perut
in chronological
Holders
Amar
Sri
of Lembaga
Title
Subjects.
Malay
on
order
1.
Panglima
2.
3.
Langgi
Lajong
4.
Bahai
Sutan
Kebesaran
5. Jamil
6. Mondok
7.
Lateh
8. Sukor
Melana
Buapa
Mantri
Si Amar
Jempul.
rank
above
Lela
Raja
the
other
is the
and
he
haluan
are
shnbah
the
two
ten.
III."
TIGA
Lebai
BATU.
of
the
Penghulu
chief lembagas
and
Papers
52
LftMAK
SRI
VI."
Malay Subjects.
on
PAHANG.
vSetia Pahlawan
Title of Lembasa
in
Holders
chronological
order
1.
Akob
2.
Talap
3.
4.
Madin
Jerejak
Terentang
P"rut
Embap
Jadat
5.
Tangkar
6. Limun
7. Sianit
8. Tahar
9.
Kasim
Tedoh
10.
II.
This
Bukit
tribe
Kay
Sa-Gumpal
the
on
VII."
Raja
Kari
a
b}' three brothers
Pahang river.
founded
was
Sri Amar
Baginda
Maharaja
Buapa
Udang
who
came
from
WARIS.
BIDUANDA
Title of
Ombi
or
'Dio
Lembaga
j Biduanda
"
Perut
Jawa
or
Maharaja
or
Bentara
I
Paduka
Mantri
\ Chinchang
Kata
I. Kiamar
Holders
in
chro-
nological
2.
order
Sialat
3.
Rantau
4.
Bang-
king
5. Datin
vSialang
Piiteh
Tuan
Johol.
The
da
Jawa
Tuan
Puteh
can
waris
has
anak
will
have
pul,
office
if of
Bentara
is
the
p^rut Maiitri,
or
and
It
title is To
Lembaga's
a
Jelebu,
be
This
tribe
from
whom
Maharaja
if
Puteh
Sialang
di-hutan
decided
the
is
aiiak
dan
the
at
is distinct
p)init Biduair
p^rut Paduka
of
pirut Chinchang.
point whether
limhaga.
They are
become
to
if lie is of
Ombi,
Dio
doubtful
very
huah
53
also
is
huah
same
Sakai
a
of
di-luar.
Sialang
descent
Batin.
as
He
Their
claims
election.
the
Penghulu
of the
buah
next
from
anak
Waris
chosen,
Biduanda
and
of
Jem-
fill the
cannot
of Penghulu.
VIII."
The
Naning,
The
SRI
Ivembaga's title
but
Jingkaya if he
first two
pSrut came
MEIvENGGANG.
is
Raja
is of the
if
Senara,
other
originally from
two
he
is of
p^mt.
Naning.
phui
Papers
54
on
IX."
X."
Malay
Subjects.
MUNGKAL.
BATU
HAMPAR.*
Title of
To*
lycmbaga
The
ptrut of
made
the
Umbaga
Kuala
before
on
the
Jempul
was
Besar
added
the District Officer in
next
vacancy.
by
1916
a
and
tribal agreement
will
suppl)-
Jo hoi.
XI."
six
About
opened
They
to
have
make
between
up
a
a
a
families
new
huapa
tribal
Pajak
and
PAYA
of their
muafakat
XII."
KUMBOH.
from
Ulu
]\Iuar
Paya Kumboh
the Serting in 1916.
at
Bayai on
Jing kaya, and it is proposed
own,
of
sawah
this
55
estabhshing
new
ANAK
settlement.
ACHBH.
a
giliran in
future
GUNONG
Pasir,
the
by
Pasir
Pondong
or
of
Dato
Pasir, which
is
belonging
as
the
small
of
state
formerh^
was
though
in
Gunong
ed
found-
called, was
''
1883 Harvey
wrote,
as
Menanti, is claimed
In
Sri
under
Rembau,
to
it
Johol.
now
that
record
traditions
Mantra
SIR.
PA
properly
(1839) it
time
Newbold's
Gunong
originallyto Johol ; and the last is
the best authorities."
confirmed
are
b}- the aborigines, who
the
view
Its geographical position supports
IMantra
and
have
also explains how
Rembau
raided
it at some
time.
may
Pasir
of
of
the
The
Tanah
Datar
are
Gunong
Penghulus
said
was
tribe.
have
have
to
The
belonged
first Penghulu
was
got his dignity from
a
a
Sultan
Dato
Wan
who
of
Johore,
who
is said
to
cannot
be
identified.^
He
of
the
Gambi
its earlier
b}^
families
three
To'
was
succeeded
was
stages
To'
runs
Wan
between
saudara
a
his
of
son
To'
Mesjit.
which
To'
the
The
office
now
vSo the
Wan.
founder
rotates
pedigree
in
:
To'
(i)
Gambi
I
To'
Mesjit (2)
Semut
Baki
After
is
that
quite
is well
names
comes
the
unusual
and
I
The
rather
Raja
name
J alii.
:
"
the
doubtful
correct
but
the
tion
rota-
list
of
authenticated.
Buapa
Abdu'l
list
following
Diat.
given
is Sultan
Sharin
Mentri
Maharaja
Tali ibni
Al-marhum
Sultan
Johol.
The
method
tribe,
Batu
Tiga
Manti
To'
Baduka
the
of
tribe
of
waris
of
acts
To'
is
Manti
unanimous
is in
consent
the
a
death
the
from
of
is admitted
and
in
they
other
would
five,
be
minor
of the
would
by
supported
the
the
of
Uvihaga
three
four
Itnihaga
the
oppose
a
candidate
waris,
whose
necessary.
ptnghidu
obeisance
does
to
His
Highness
Yamtuan.
A."
Title
TANAH
DATAR.
of
Manti
Kepala
Maharaja
Waris
Buapa
Raja
Ulu
Perut
Gunong
Mantri
Sikai
Bukit
Pasir
Holders
in
nological
chroorder
'
i.
Kulup
Ulu
2.
vSialam
3.
J afar
4.
Sidin
5-
Jalil
6. Siak
7.
Liak
8.
Majid
a
and
these
never
nor
Datar
choice
If
order.
one
among
the
all the
by
approval
fail to
huaJi
in
Lela
latter,
Tanah
the
anak
many
Setia
The
participation
practice
of
theory
election
On
has
correct
the
chosen
unanimously
the
Raja,
Johan.
is chosen
His
be
In
choice
On
Setia
To'
and
but
agree,
essential.
not
informs
and
Pasir.
ptnghulu is unusual,
the
to
kipala waris
and
and
Pasir
Gunong
Gunong
follows.
as
the
Maharaja,
Itmhaga of the
is elected.
as
pSn^hulu till a successor
the
which
to
kSpala waris, decides
astana,
anani
orang
is
Sri
Maharaja,
giliran falls
Sri
Maharaja
the
pSyiit
election
Paduka
Penghulu,
a
of
57
Batal
Papers
58
Penghulu
Ihnbaga
and
the
Intermarriage
Nisan
Tinggi
is
acts
BATU.
TIGA
B."
This
Malay Subjects.
on
as
p"nghulu
election of his
between
the
between
PAYA
death
of
successor.
p^rut
permitted.
C"
the
KUMBOH.*
of
Lubok
Kepong
and
a
60
Papers
on
F."
This
the
office
election
Maharaja
of
was
the
Malay
TIGA
created
Subjects.
BATU.*
recentl}^ owing
4th
holder
G."
TIGA
of
the
(above).
NENBK.
office
to
of
a
dispute
Paduka
at
Sri
TER
ACHI
.
small
The
small
river
enters
the
whole
state
both
on
of
state
which
Terachi
flows
from
river
Muar
of
banks
the
few
a
of
consists
takes
its
slopes
miles
long stretch
Sungai Terachi,
the
that
Gunong
above
of
Angsi
Kuala
of
one
from
name
of
Pilah.
kampong
backed
The
and
sawak
either
on
a
and
side
by jungle-covered hills.
While
the
doubt
no
Ulu
early history
that
it
and
that
iMuar,
of
the
is
state
originally opened
was
in its earW
not
was
there
settlers
by
up
it
da3's
obscure,
is
from
dent
indepen-
an
state.
writes
Newbold
Sri
with
Ujong
steam"'
1839
"the
boundaries
of
Terachi
of
and
Sungai
the
Paro
Terachi
territory, a portion of
claims
Ujong, now
dence."
indepen-
Sungai
to
the
part
are
again
appertained
that
"
Menanti
and
which
in
*
'
Sri Menanti/
the same
writer
dealing with
remarks,
The
those
of
Sri
principal villages are
Menanti, Pinang
Passir
and
the
Sa-ribu, Pila, Pondok
two
latter
Terachi;
claim
their independence.
'Like Sri Menanti
places now
itself,
In
"
they
for
governed
The
him
subject
to
and
of
been
and
to
of
was
Terachi
w-estern
subordinate
the
to
almost
certainl}"
alluded
to
refer
1830.*
3-ear
there
and
Ulu
against
its
two
1
by
'^
*
it
other, and
to
the
their
independence
state
now
neighbours.
called
II, page
94.
op. cit.. Vol.
II, pages
op. cit.. Vol.
149 and
the
Notes
Vide
Wilkinson,
ou
'
became
Sri Menanti'
'
'
Ulu
a
"
the
19th
state
tradition
150.
page
^5.
tury,
cen-
Ujong
off
one
between
relates
always
name
Muar.'
the
Penghulus
])laying
the
is
account
about
buffer
Negri Sembilan,'
and
Muar
the
that
is
part
Sungai
Malay
^
time."
Sati
of
by
on
this
commotions
Tuan
quarrels
probable
in
eastern
Ulu
violent
part
greater
most
the
seized
his
between
II, pageg,^
vState
of
state
a
and
the
; and
Yam
seems
powerful
more
op. cit.,Volume
Newbold
3
and
obtained
the
the
continual
were
of
late
in
present
early days
"
expulsion
the
to
the
Penghulu
the
The
Menangkabowe
chiefs
vSungai Ujong
accurate.
Throughout
Muar
Terachi
of
tions
commo-
interior
to
up
in its
to
ruler
violent
independence,
remain
then,
the
formerly
was
the
minor
their
assert
Newbold,
to
leaving
the
is
late
which
by
out,
things
the
been
Penghulus.
"Sulong and
own
Terachi
of
during
confusion,
condition
According
of
rooted
their
Terachi
of
Part
vSungai Ujong,
struggles for power,
opportunity
unsettled
the
tribes.
but
anarchy
the
Chief
present
six
are
has
dynasty
the
have
and
Johol
to
generations past by
seven
of
name
under
subordinate
formerl}-
were
given
'62
Papers on Malay Subjects.
how
hy
name,
settled at
and
of the tribe of Sir Lemak
woman
a
two
tribe
near
migrated
Juak near
Kampong
daughters, one married
from
and
famihes
After
Johore
a
man
to
one
time
a
do
to
Terachi
the
obeisance
to a husband
These
tribesman.
the
families
three
Sultan
the
boat.
Sri Lemak
Nenek
Tiga
Hainan
his absence,
In
tribe
Pahang
tribesman
Stmhah
with
Penghulu,
appoint
Biduanda
could
not
that
the
provide
appointed Ptmangkii Penghulu
the
Mantri
title of
the
three
to
enacted
the
Biduanda,
Penghulu
and
Maharaja.
The
the
and
fortunate
un-
of
the
original
abrepresentative
who, as
soil,had the best right to the office of
appointed a mere
Itmbaga of the Biduanda
title of Raja'di Muda.
of Mantri
return
to Terachi, the son
Maharaja
of the
owners
tribe with
Sultan
the
should
be
son
iourne3'edto
beg him
and
they arrived at Johore, the
Penghulu. When
from
beriberi
{sakif lumpoh) and
was
suffering
leave
one
Biduanda
of the
\-alley.
the
to
and
Pahang
vShe had
Sri Menanti.
of
heads
in
Mengkarak
Nenek
Tiga
a
settled in the
Paliang,Nyai Tanjong
was
the
On
their
and
his
Sri Lemak
the
first
wife, Alimat
Pahang
After
by
and
time
the
name,
influx
became
some
Penghulu.
Mantri
quarrelled as to
Maharaja and Raja'di Muda
settlers,
Ahmat's
each
tribe should
which
wife,
wishing his
provide
tribe to have
the
honour.
own
was
Finally the matter
settled by Ahmat
Biduanda
from
woman
marr^'ing a
Sungai
Ujong and settlingwith her at Kampong
Kundang.
Such
is the
story, which
Malay
A settlement
would
a
require
not
jot
of evidence
Ulu
Johore.
which
state
never
subordinate
was
ever
did
Ulu
to
story is clearlyframed
of Terachi.
constitution
The
not
Biduanda
of
Sri Lemak
absence
by
Again
the
other
no
member
married
settlement
to
that
have
a
done
to,explaincertain facts in the
Waris
NSg"ri
all the other
illness and
impossible
should
Muar
trick
the
of Terachi
states,but
nearly
To explain this
Pahang.
as
Muda's
Raja'di
unless
in
it is
and
so
The
so.
possibilities.
im-
them.
There
is not
govern
obtained
recognitionfrom
to
Terachi
that
Muar
is full of
families,all closelyrelated,
of three
Penghulu
a
usual
as
of other
we
of the
get the
played
on
him
are
tribe
story of
in his
two.
of
a
the
woman
of Biduanda.^
Sri Lemak
of
the
tribe
Kampong
is
eligible
Kundang
settled by
Kundang was
from
this
and
immigrants
qualification
Sungai Ujong,
required
for the office of Penghulu is clearly a relic of Sungai Ujong
the story explains it b}' a quarrel between
influence.
But
Mantri
Maharaja aiid Raja'di Muda
regarding the bride of
first
the
Penghulu.
Terachi
1
and
Kampong
in fact
According
marriage
to the
with
any
has
no
history.
present Penghulu
Biduanda
woman
this
rule
suffices.
has
fallen into
abeyance
Johol.
There
orders
settlements
Muar
their
of
natural
a
small
island in the
more
than
settlements
but
and
in Ulu
Terachi, obeying
the
the
boundary between
purely artificial one, viz. a
a
wide.
yards
with
o
The
Sungai Terachi, which
twelve
closely associated
in
lembagas.
own
is not
states
two
Terachi
found
still be
may
Ulu
and
Muar
6
is itself nowhere
Terachi
has
overshadowed
always
its
by
more
been
ful
power-
neighbour.
TERACHI.
PENGHULU
Kepala
Sri
waris,
There
The
in Terachi.
anak
his Sri Lemak
buah,
claims
The
Muda.
unlike
not
maris
All
the
of
head
the
the
wife.
descent
of
the
first Mantri
The
head
from
the
third
is
of the
wife
Sekara
Raja
Sri
to
up
Martin
Lister
Amar
the
present
since
were
recognized by
the
in' 1888*:"
wrote
Penghulus
two
is Amar
first
Raja
whose
but
Raja,
Penghulu's pi^nithas
19th century Amar
right to provide a Penghulu in turn.
of
the
there
second
of the
anak
Raja and Amar
Penghulu, are
for
ofiice
of Penghulu.^
the
ineligible
neg"ri and are
recognized Penghulus
anak
been
Pahang tribe
Raja and his
^Maharaja and
of Sri Amar
those
Hiah
Sri Lemak
first is vSri Amar
from
descent
Pahang
who
Penghulu
Mi
head
claim
buah
waris.
PENGHUI.U.
divisions of the
three
are
Kerala
Raja;
amar
AmAR
:
of
one
them,
Raja
and
by
did
not
view
the
have
middle
also claimed
"In
and
time
the
Terachi
the
of
the
in
i^^Sy
rightone,
was
Johol. The other
had
half the state
his
but
he
one
on
was
really wrong
side,
two
a
though he had
grievance. Originally there were
who
ruled.
A former
families in Terachi
had
Penghulu
nounced
rethe office for his family. He
strict Mahowas
a very
did not consider
and
that such
medan
worldly things as oftice
should
be entertained
in his famil3\
The descendants
of this
devout
Mussulman
Dato
the
in
matter
the
same
light."
The
rightful Penghulu
Haji Jaal
claimant
still held
who
Haji Lahap
was
supported by him.
But
1887.
Said
When
Sulong,
'
was
whom
Newbold
present
Raja
The
deceived
claims
are
Haji
when
shadowy
Sekara
the
Terachi
and
there
referred
the
of
the
was
to
office in
and
1919,
Lister
the
was
other
Penghulu and
plriitof Amar
in
Terachi
split
began long before
Penghulu and he succeeded
the
mentions
denies
as
this
agreement,
seems
by Martin
no
reason
holding office
and
that
claims
quoted below,
to
doubt
was
the
in
1839,
Lister
Martin
made.
His
fairness
of the
agreement.
*
310.
'
Malay
Law
in
Negri Sembilan
'
:
J.R.A.S.
No.
XXII,
pages
309
and
64
Papers
Haji
Bakar
claimant.
office
of
the
the
folly
in
the
be
same
settlement
Sekara,
Senara,
make
Amar
office
in
rival
"I
the
:
Sri
Amar
To'
Amar
is
Amar
now
nized
recog-
is therefore
however
left
without
not
later
Lister
that
To'
the
shall
he
waris
following
Amar
To'
ments
agree-
Penghulu
Mantri
a
together
and
To'
Raja Muda,
Duka
effect
to
Terachi
of
Penghulu
Raja
Mantri,
able
was
and
parties
Pahlawan,
tution
consti-
state."
the
the
wit
to
puted
pSruf dis-
s
has
who
arrange
]\Iartin
the
rival
a
successor.
Penghulu
to
as
according to the
k^pala ivaris, Sri
He
duty
my
made
ISmbaga,
two
are
state.
j^ear
ivaris
To'
wrote,
between
was
the
six
the
recognized
In
"
supporting Haji Lahap,
it will
some
the
of
support
and
Lister
Penghulu
Penghulu'
Adil, Haji Said's
state,
Penghulu.
Amar
claims
with
with
Amar
Amar
of
there
and
without
hold
Musib
Martin
1887
In
then
the
by
up
Similarly
the
Raja
set
was
Subjects.
Malay
on
Raja
Raja
To'
and
affixed
I have
to which
following agreement
the rest
seal
and
their
From
this day
ward
forsignatures.'
my
the
office of Penghulu
of
Terachi
that
shall
we
agree
be
held
alternately by the pHrut of Sri Amar
Raja and the
rule that
the
pSrut of Amar
Penghulu, subject to the ancient
member
be
married
of the
tribe of
must
to a
new
Penghulu
which
is
the
head.
Raja Muda
the
'
if the
Moreover
Raja
the
office
To'
of
is of
Penghulu
Datar
the
x'lmar
office of
In
Martin
Amar
Datar,
held
pSrut
by
of
pSrut
the
of
Amar
pSrut
title of
of
The
Andatar,
"
Sohor
as
From
one
chief
it
Penghulu,
latter
being
laid
therefore
of
the
have
Tuan
Yam
present
office.
In
down
and
there
the
Terachi,
first to fill the
Orang
1S87
officer
an
of
an
AnamAstana"
19 19
that
and
holder
Haji
Sohor
Haji
To'
the
and
then
refused
how^ever
di-pertuan
Yang
an
Asia-
Yang
Haji
minor
is the
correctly Andatar,
more
of the
di-pertuan, one
Orang A nam
1887 the holder, Haji Baki, was
living in Mecca,
conferred
the
Lister
title on
Haji Sohor, the
the
another.
the
or
Penghulu.
accept
the
Amar
Raja."
To'
na.
be
the
by
is of
and
if the Penghulu
Penghulu,
the office of To' Datar
must
Penghulu
Sri Amar
held
be
must
Sri
of
p^ntt
to
ed
appointbeen
two
other
the
vSohor
a
being
elected
was
cally
automati-
Datar
succeeds.
The
1
The
Vembaga.
first three.
following
table
(N.S.
agreement
of more
are
They
"
gives
Sec.
recent
a
list of the
207/88)
is not
origin
than
Penghulus
the
signed
by
and
subordinate
are
:
"
last
three
to
the
Johol.
Waris
Kepala
the
tribe
is
allowed
Terachi
in
and
the
anak
also
in Ulu
the
with
forbidden
Pahang Lembaga
with
Amar
Sri
Intermarriage
Ivcmak
65
with
the
other
of
one."
His
the
]\Iuar
"
The
dismissed
name
is uot
of
Balang,
the
but
of
Sri
is
Chief, Baginda
Maharaja.
'
divisions
bnah
anak
Muar, Bangsa
buah
Raja
known.
66
Papers
KEPAI.A
Malay Subjects.
on
WaRIS
AmAR
with
Intermarriage is forbidden
tribe
in
Pahang
Terachi
Lembaga
with the anak
buah
and
with
in Ulu
the
Muar,
of the
Ulu
anak
other
buah
of
divisions of the
the
Sri Lemak
is allowed
Bangsa Balang,
Muar
chief,Baginda Maharaja.
LEMBAGAS.
I."
the
PeNGHULU
BIDUANDA.
but
Papers
68
IV."
This
of Anak
tribe
Acheh
is of the
and
the
on
Malay Subjects.
ACHEH.
ANAK
same
two
descent
may
not
as
the
Ulu
intermarry.
v."
BATU
BELANG.
VI."
BATU
HAMPAR.
Muar
tribe
DESCRIPTIVE
After
a
chose
they
In
Johol, defining
:
*
'
the
as
the
in
from
on
the
; with
Pilah.
The
The
and
Sri
the
"
and
are
of
settlement
the
part
by
the
; to
Bukit
a
of
be
north
and
The
to
daries
boun-
Malacca
Batang
to
of
b}^ part
Chandong
levies
of
which
10
with
tax
a
Mount
to
said
be
to
the
on
of
duce
pro-
of
gold
gold-dust,
annually.
produced
jaggery and
fowls
There
are
are
....
estimated
are
the
on
chiefly
Johol consists
are
cent
per
piculs.
Rekan
The
gold-dust.
The
Johol.
about
20
first levied
of Gemencheh
Penghulu
cheh,
Gemen-
in
annually
produce
to
in
but
of these
mines,
produce
consequence
ofif before
carried
of
secretly
large quantities
gold-dust being
of pollthe tenth
been
had
a sort
levied, he substituted
the
on
to
working
person
habit
of
receiving
Mr.
on
cannot
the
Rembau.
Putus
together
trade
tax, amounting
the
As
south
Fruits, rattans,
brought
quantities to Malacca
Bukit
at
gold mines
Chimendras, a hill situated
a
Penghulu of
territory subject to the
of
tory
terri-
.
.
mines,
of
300
of
Ba-
Johol.
on
in considerable
tenth
as
lycdang
the
by Sigamat
east
Bangkong
Johol
of
The
at
Ulu
Gunong
being
is bounded
Johol
; to
from
Malacca
tin
catties
catties
with
Sri Menanti
Bukit
Bukit
Pabi ; with
Rembau,
tants.
inhabiat 2080
population of Johol is estimated
principal villages are Nuri, Lending, Inas, Tuthe usual
Besides
nue,
(?) Benong.
rights of reve-
Gemencheh.
mines
the
Johol,
Bukit
to
territory
this
Rembau
of
Menanti
Penghulu
about
left the
Sigamat
or
.
Tin
and
hand
right
exist,
part
Malacca
Ophir
twenty
straight line
straight line to
the
on
moon
and
Batang
the
a
land
and
Muar
by
of
of
treaty
a
Malacca
a
wrote, in 1839,
with
niang
made
between
in
Putus
and
sun
and
west
and
Government
boundaries
; the
Pahang
Naning
to
early-
altered."
or
Ulu
British
thence
Malacca
Newbold
by
turn
habitation.
their
Bukit
Malacca,
(Mount Ophir)
undone
history of the
descriptive accounts
for
the
tang
long
obscure
"
From
of
the
relief to
the
1833,
follows
with
wrestling
settlers,it is
land
ACCOUNTS.
his
for
every
Gray,
a
from
Pilah
head
or
six
visited
Pahang,
and
of
Johol
year
a
tahil of
Serting
to
had
:
each
is in
Johol
the
mines,
gold."
February
on
he
from
annum
Penghulu
two
whither
Ulu
per
buffaloes
of cattle
trader,
Jempul
gold
The
mines.
five
sending
return
through
the
at
of
mayam
a
4th, 1827,
travelled
but
his note
and
crossed
on
foot
is very
brief.
''4th.
Left
Senaling, Mount
the
Inas
village of
and
Mount
Senaling
Punggok
; Mount
Mount
Senaling
Papers on Malay Subjects.
70
highest mountain
is the greatest and
The
to
road
From
is
there
Here
'^
path
or
Johol.
is very
good
Johol
the
Malacca
Pahang.
to
of
Punggok up
day's journey.
valley
is
Gemencheh
to
one
tin mine.
a
5th. Left Johol
Johol: from the
Mount
from
from
half
at
valley
past
o'clock
5
Tampin
to
the
and
crossed
path
is very
good.
of a visit to Johol is that
interestingaccount
in
of the
Abbe
Journal of the
Logan's
Favre, printed
Indian
Archipelago/' in March 1849.
had
already crossed Tampin
By about one o'clock we
continued
with
our
and
Johol; we
passed its boundaries
when
three
o'clock
about
till
the
we
jungle
journe}^through
in a
most
found
ourselves
pleasant place, though in the
The
first
"
"
thickest
is however
but
which
a
offers to
large rocks,
quench
his thirst and
bathe.
We
rested
in
to amount
of
valley, which
the
houses
and
west
sides
habitations
forest and
The
nory
both
on
villageat
which
of
the
chief,we
were
the
arrived
allowed
where
greater
a
is cultivated
for such
vation
cultiand
named,
with
is covered
state
about
v.e
to
one
take
passed
further
mile
our
by
Nuri, the
ordiThis
Penghulu.
nobilit}'of the
the
the
is called
is termed
difficultv,occasioned
some
house
of
chief who
absent, was
of
nuptialsof some
After
this
ing
east, extend-
to
villagesbefore
five
rest
we
then
dignitar}^,
the
is said
inhabit
uninhabited.
is almost
residence
; the
Johol.
together, are
principalvillages,viz. Nuri,
the
are
selves
our-
where
villages. There are five
Rice
and
Lending, Inas, Tumang
Benong.
the
which
throughout
valley,
very fit
appears
;
other
tinued
con-
found
clustered
more
termed
few
then
of
only,
places,
Several
to
to
state, which
souls
line from
a
we
kingdom
that
thousand
found
are
of
amongst
water
accommodations
hour,
an
valle}^in
excellent
finest
lies the
population
miles.
seven
of
a
past four, when
in which
three
very
small
eminence
next
both
half
about
nearly in
runs
or
number
th^
the
until half
about
to
six
one
large valley
a
whole
The
of
is
; there
one
traveller
the
there
journey
our
beautiful
a
cascade, fallingfrom
fine
ed,
extend-
prospect is not
The
the forest.
of
part
the
lodging
in
ing
celebrat-
place.
of
absence
a
common
night. The next day
because, not yet
were,
the
lay
Ma-
we
were
having
permitted to visit any place.
We
we
were
spent part of the day in making enquiries; and
of
the
informed
that the Jakuns
living within the Umits
three
not
places onty were
: two
kingdom were
numerous
or
mentioned
as
being frequented by a few families of them.
tained
obThe second
da}^ after our arrival,having previousl}^
the
at
the necessary
the
king
licence,we went to meet
half
about
the road
him
wedding ; but we encountered
on
about
of
he
is
He
a
man
as
was
way
returning home.
obliged
seen
the
to
remain
chief,we
where
could
we
not
be
Johol.
sixty
of
71
his appearance
is at
first
sight prepossessing
respectable,simple and collected in manner.
We
accompanied him to the palace, which though one
of the first buildings in the place, would
scarcely be called
in Europe.
In his march
he was
a house
ard
preceded by a standyears
; he
age;
appears
similar
that
to
dignitarybearing
fifteen
and
At
of
more
would
them
been
and
where
minutes'
we
the
; he
muskets
of
several
perhaps
"
were
is
his
house,
the
frequented by
excursions
as
and
entered
bers,
cali-
the
habituall}^ held.
After
orders
bring
to
however
few
a
gage
bag-
our
such
that
would
state
yard
large
a
localities
visit the
to
us
about
the greatest part of
European armies.
Jakuns; we
perceived
as
a
long stay in the
well
kinds
into
chief gave
and
allowed
great
a
by
after introduced
soon
court
by
followed
was
conversation,the
into
and
put in remotis in our
of the sovereign,we
invitation
palace,
verandah
sword
less in order
or
Mussulmans
by
royal
with
have
the
the
the
armed
men,
used
far
be
The Rev.
Mr. Borie spent a part of
pleasing to him.
in
the
while
detained at home
I was
day
visiting
Jakuns,
another
by a slightindisposition.This circumstance
gave me
of that
of
unfortunate
the
custom
opportunity
experiencing
their sight.
falls under
nation, in asking everything which
The
himself
his
ceased
demands
king
onl}^ after I
repeated
from
the
had
given
which
him
and
dried fishes
miserable
some
could
he
being
scarcely use,
clothes
some
the
in
made
European
fashion.
the
During
remarkable
with.
evening
instances
At
of
I
to
king, who
of the
one
which
silliness
Mala}-
o'clock,the
seven
witness
was
a
day had smoked
opium, left his place,and
extremity of the verandah, where, as I had
most
be
can
great part
the
other
to the
went
met
of
in
remarked
then
the
with
king
brought him to a
he used
to keep his court, forming a miserable
place where
throne.
I was
the place preparing to sleep, when
my
near
will
which
I
fact
excited by the extraordinary
curiosity was
relate.
now
Opium
having been
prepared,and a pipe, a
it having been
candle and all the other necessaries
to smoke
discourse, in
brought in, His ^Majesty began a bombastic
day-time, a
cock
his royal hand
which
he
tied
was
took
the
with
a
rope.
animal
martial
first endeavoured
that
this amusement
during
and
was
in
of such
the
had
the
bringing up
cock
The
of him
it in
a
in his
he had
way
of
joyed
pleasureen-
remarkable
much
this he
his
declared
he
dominion.
palace
and
by
with
lamented
that
This
his
own
his
was
sorrow
preparing
was
one
care
purpose
some
the hand'
this
not
;
his intention
in his hand.
warrior,
is
he remarked
; after which
fallen into disuse in his state
last few
restore
that
great benefit
combats
years, and
finally,
opening his mind,
to
and
the
show
to
produced by cock-fightingand
by witnesses
The
a
royal cock,
little curious
in order
to make
; this was
prac-
Papers
72
tised before
Malay Subjects.
on
in the
and
followingmanner
accompanied b}'his
ended
superstitions.Having
discourse,the king
of the cock, passed his beak
the head
twice through the
of the lamp, after which he made
the animal
walk
six
me
several
took
flame
or
steps, which
seven
six
repeated
was
times
seven
or
; this
preliminary ceremony
being ended,
dipped
fingersin
the oil of the lamp, and
rubbed
the cock
under
the wings
and upon
the back, and
then immediately commenced
ing
smokof the drug in the
opium ; having inhaled the smoke
he
manner,
part of the
every
accustomed
blew
he
ordinary
body
that
to
in
it into the
of
the
exercise
it.
his
beak, the
which
animal,
poor
appeared
take
to
not
and
ears
upon
though
an}^
liar
pecu-
This
the same
pleasure
being finished,
ceremony
the cock
began a second and finallya third time, after which
carried
his
to
left
there
was
carefully
to
ordinary place, and
the
pass
had
to
night under
sleepon account
satisfaction
persons
verandah
the
and
already asleep
placed near
spectacleof
His
a
influence
I
of
opium.
of my
made
indisposition
this tedious
ceremony.
of
the end
in
the
all
lying pell-mell;
prepared
Majesty
do
to
attention
my
the
The
desire
see
with
were
ten
me
We
several
when
same,
again excited
was
I
were
being
by
a
kind.
new
of earth
large vase
containing lighted charcoal
was
the
set before the
brought by
great minister of state, and was
king. In the centre of the vase, another of the same
kind,
A
containing water,
placed, and
lighted candle.
in
was
the centre
of this
was
a
candlestick
with
but
filled with
flattened
one
grains of rice,
vases,
form of small white flowers,the second
containing
smaller
having
the
The
incense.
king, sittingwith
deliveringsome
then
made
incense
several
and
poured
rice
the flame
towards
form
the
some
into
candlestick.
the
recitation of
high voice, some
and
in
his
the
towards
the
ground, made
having moved
two
were
understand
; he
lighted candle, took
some
of the
candle
flattened
and, turning
several
the
fall
drops of wax
if
he
would
candle, as
it,he placed it again
was
accompanied
ceremony
long formularies,some
being delivered
All
in
a
repeatingthree
with
this
low
voice.
times
over
other
legs crossed,began by
did not
I
it upon
threw
th^ fire,
the water, took
the
water, and
written characters
the
hour
salutations
this
Near
formulary which
pieces of
into
a
The
the
king spent
about
upon
with
in
a
one
of this ceremony',
into
put its lighted end
whole
finallyhe took the candle,and
the ceremony.
ended
Then
His
water, which
Majesty
himself
began again with
smoking opium until he smoked
The
coolies
next
asked
I
the
asleep.
Malay
day
meaning
my
of such superstitious practices
this is a
; the}' answered, that
his grandto cure
Malay physic and that the king intended
child
who
further in the
was
dangerously sick, a few minutes
that such
remedies
much
used
valley. They added
are
bj^
Malays against every kind of sickness.
The}' appeared themthe
Johol.
selves
the
that
used
much
have
and
the
think
of
the
hundred
truth
all
in
order
next
persons
of
the
spread
in
the
them
is
not
the
them.
day
all
came
report."
the
the
in
for
and
a
state
order
was
to
ascertain
;
the
however
slightest
caused
a
after
a
Europeans
evening
in
appearance,
and
armed
The
place.
i\Ialays
Europeans
hours
few
thirty
that
bad
very
motion,
for
is
ing.
cock-fight-
savage
arrival
Our
appears
opium,
of
most
timorous,
very
abroad,
take
a
secure
country,
to
the
possess
are
fond
are
appear
It
smoking
by
who
Malays
of
place
cocks
of
o
stand
with-
cannot
performed.
up
Johole
frightens
already
arrived
many
place
the
people
the
of
;
seen
agitation
and
of
sickness
worst
faithfully
bringing
those
circumstance
had
of
way
the
is
inhabitants
ever
I
that
ceremony
by
The
I
the
if
it,
also
convinced
be
to
7
our
and
themselves
great
report
had
arrival
several
the
TEROMBA
DATOK-Dx\TOK
Ini-lah
daliulu
yang
Besar
sampai
empat
Seri
Seri
Alam
Gedang
Tuan
Kali
ini
mula-mula
pertama-nya
kar
dari
ada-lah
nama-nya
Kuala
Alam
Ayer
k^dua
keempat
ada-lah
yang
empat
Maharaja,
orang,
kedua
Datok
Batin
keempat
Salak
Sekudai
di-Sekudai.
^mpat
kedua
bansa,
Meleng-
Perdana
tua-tua, 3'ang
jemput-lah Batin
Besar, kata
gai di-dalam
telah
Maka
bertanya
ka-pada
orang
anak
lalu
tinggal
berhenti
Batin
ada
;
Batin
nama-n^^a
Alam
Mer-
MSrgalang,
anak
ka-Johol,
yang
di-dalam
Johol.
vSekudai
sa-telah
di-suroh-lah
warith
tua-tua,
tua-tua
berkehendak
biduanda
;
telah
Inda
turun
yang
nama-nj^a
oleh
di-
ka-Pasir
ka-mahli-
Pahlawan
panjang
beristeri, kata
Raja Melenggang
di-jawab
itu, Setiawan
isteri
orang
Telah
di-balai
Sekudai
Datok
Ma'raja
nama-
di-bawa
di-hantar-lah
tetap-lah
Bendahara
Manteri,
Setiawan
kata
Bendahara
telah
pertama
orang,
Perdana
Perkasa
Datok
Besar
tiga
Datok
Lela
penghulu
tua-tua;
ka-Pasir
sampai
anak
bini
dengan
Johol tetap-lah di-mahligai Johan
tua-tua.
Boleh-lah
:
I/iman
berkehendak
orang
lalu
ketiga
; ada
ada
bongsu,
yang
Setiawan,
Perkasa
Ben-
telah
Pahlawan
menjadi
orang
bergelar
perempuan
ka-Johor
;
BSsar
Johan
pergmpuan,
anak
Melehgkar
Mant^ri
Batin
Datok
lagi pergi ka-Sekudai,
ka-Sekudai
sampai
pertama
Bgsar
di-Pasir
berhenti
satu
pergi ka-Jelebu.
Batin
ka-Pasir
pergi
anak
laki-laki
MSrhalang,
Porok
Kuala
sampai
lagi pergi ka-Johor,
sampai
Batin
ada
satu
mula-mula
orang,
ada-lah
Maka
Kayan
anak
; kemudian
Batin
keempat
Datok
;
Kemudian
anak
Salak
kemudian
di-Sekudai, ada
-dahara
kgmudian
nama-nya,
; di-Kuala
nama-nya.
berhenti
lalu
Itam
Kemudian
di-Kuala
tinggal
"
tanah
Batin
berhenti
lalu
vSalak
Seri
kata
keturun-
Alam
itu tatkala
turun
Melengkar
berdua
laki
isteri
Guntang-Guntang
Penjaringan
Datok
dalam
tanah
lalu kaKayan
Minangkabau
Bukit
iuar-lah
kata
Maharaja
; maka
Seri
a
ini-lah
nama-nya,
Temgnggong,
Datok
Maharaj
Seri
Minangkabau
Datok
tanali
nama-nya,
nama-UN^a
tanah
tua-tua
Alam.
Maka
nya
di-dalam
ketiga
Merpateh,
ka-Pasir
tua-tua, di-dalam
Anomar
Mahudun
ketiga
Sekandiri
keturunan
Maka
orang
pertama
nama-nya,
Kalimun
pertama
Alam,
kata
orang,
mula-mula
:
Tuan
Seri
Seraja-n57a, ketiga
Seri Maharaja
lima
Minangkabau
mula
orang,
Maharaja
keempat
Depang^
tua-tua
teriti kata
orang
tali tias ini di-dalara
masa
di-dalam
ada
kedua
(persetiaan) kata orang
Minaugkabau
turun-nya
Ini-lah
ka-Johol.
tersebut
Minangkabau
an
di-tanah
kala^
Mula-mula
Ali,
teriti
peraturan
JOHOL.
Pasir
Lela
Nuri,
orang
akan
Besar,
laki-laki,yang
Ma'raja Inda,
pun
hendak
76
Papers
Itu-lah
Malay
on
di-dalam
pSsaka
kUunman
Subjects.
Johol
ada-nya.
Ini
keturunan
bSneh
Inchang
1.
warith-warith
undang
nama-nya
Embong
2.
,,
Charak
3.
,,
Sendut
4.
,,
Kidam
5.
,,
Ini-lah
1.
keturunan
Undang
Datok
Ramutan
Datok
Jantan
2.
3.
Datok
JIantek
Datok
Bunchit
Datok
Eta
Datok
Omar
4.
5.
Ini-lah.
1.
Datok
kCturunan
Baginda
Datok
Bubur
Jabar
2.
,,
,,
DoUah
3.
,,
,,
Omar
4.
,,
,,
,,
"
5,
,,
Che'Mek
5.
Kamat
6.
Baginda
nama-nya
Johol
p6r6mpuan
di-dalam
ttviti
ini,
Johol.
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berpuchok
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Perpateh:"
di-beri
Mati
Anak
di-panggil
Anak
buah
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Temenggong
Siapa
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makan,
balas.
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Penghulu
suku,
memerentahkan
anak
memerentahkan
Ibu-bapa
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Kunchi
luak
Kunchi
suku
waris
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Kunchi
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anak
pesaka,
ka-pada
ibu-bapa,
ka-pada
semanda
Di-arak
emak.
:
"
kampong
tangga
berkatak,
pelanchar,
lantai
sa-belah,
nan
atap
nan
sa-la3^ar,
panjang
;
"
Terhampar
rupa-nya
'^
bersudut,
melintang,
rasok
kayu
nan
nan
rasok
Di-tutup
Tersirak
itu
semanda,
tempat
laki,
ka-pada
Di-betulkan
Di-tatang
ka-pada
ka-pada
Di-lengkong
Di-tahan
tua,
buah
dari-pada
^
penghulu,
ka-pada
anak
Di-tokok
raja,
ka-pada
ka-pada
Kunchi
Kemudian
anak.
memerentahkan
Kunchi
semanda,
orang
bini,
memerentahkan
Emak
buah,
memerentahkan
semanda
Tempat
Laki
pesaka,
memerentahkan
Waris
;
bertimbang.
memerentahkan
Raja
;
membayar
siapa
siapa
salah,
di-bunoh
siapa
berutang,
Siapa
Tua
pampas,
balas
di-beri
MUAR.
Weddings.
at
Adat
Chinchang
ULU
IN
tabir
Hammered.
kasau,
layar,
^
Stretched
out.
8o
Papers on
Terkuit
bunyi
Tampak
terdiri
vSembah
Kemudian
Malay Subjects.
pintu,
tiang tengah
ka-pada
itu
dari-pada
!
Dato
:
"
Sudah
terdinding
rupa-nya
Sudah
Sudah
terbentang
tergantong
terlonggok
langit-langit.
kain
simpai,
pinaiig,
rupa-nya
Sudah
bersusun
Sudah
berkachip rupa-nya
puteh rupa-nya
kapor,
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
tabir,
sireh,
pinang,
rupa-nya
Sudah
kuning rupa-nya
gambir,
tembakau.
bergumpal rupa-nya
Sudah
bertimpoh
Sudah
terbentang
tilam
pandak
;
tilam
Sudah
panjang,
berator
bantal
besar,
bersusun
bantal
kechil,
bergunjong
berangkat,'
gunong
bersilang gunting-gunting; '
memanchong
pedang,
rupa-nya
menikam
keris,
rupa-nya
terurai
tombak,
rupa-nya
terkembang rupa-nya
payong,
berkechipong tavvak-tawak,
meningkah bunyi genderang,
berator
meriam,
rupa-nya
bersukat
ubat
bedil,
Sudah
terbakar
Sudah
berderun
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
'
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Sudah
Adat
Sembah
'lamat.
bunyi
berator,
pun
Bilang
tunam,
rupa-nya
tertentu.
pun
dato
ka-pada
!
Mengaji ka-pada alif !
Berbilang ka-pada esa !
Berchakap ka-pada pangkal
Sa-helai
akar
Sa-bingkah
yang
tanah
!
putus,
terbalik,
Sa-batang kayu yang
tumbang.
Hidup peruntongan,
Mati
berhukum
Hidup
di-kandong adat,
di-kandong bumi.
sudah
beraja,
Mati
'Alam
J
Allah;
Triangular envelope-likecloths.
Johol.
Luak
sudah
Keempat
Bersemanda
'alam
Ketiga
'alam
di-dalam
Sa-hari
di-atas
Utang
Pertama
kerat
bidan,
Ketiga
Keempat
sunat
rasul,
tindek
di-serahkan
Keenam
nikah
adat
Utang
bapa,
"
daieng/
mengaji,
:
"
dengan
kechil
"
pusat,
upah
Kelima
tiga,
yang
laki-laki
sharat
enam
Kedua
sudah
Yang
Yang
belayar
sudah
Yang
bingong
sudah
Lalu
anak
bernama.
ada, sa-hari
berutang ka-pada mak
Sa-hari
Teraku
'alam
^Maharaja Alif,
'To
Khalifah,
Maharaja 'diraja.
mengadakan
pula
berlembaga.
dato !
pula
'alam
Kedua
Sudah
sudah
ka-pada
Pertama
*
berpenghulu,
suku
Sembah
8i
hukum.
besar,
pulang,
cherdek,
pula hendak
berumah-tangga.
di-risekkan
dual,
Dekat
rumah
Sa-rantau
Risek
sudah
Gamit
dekat
hilir
sudah
kampong,
sa-rantau
ulu
berdasus,*
berkechapi,
Orang membeli
Mengikat kata
Di-beri
Chinchin
Kalau
Tiada
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
Chachat
Sawan
Chachat
:
kerbau
dengan
dengan tanda,
chinchin
sa-bentok,
tali-nya,
(?) tawai,^ chinchin
tanya.
sa-kata, menjadi;
sah
sa-kata, pulang balek;
di-ikat.
sah
sa-kata, janji pun
elah
ganda tanda;
perempuan,
sail
tanda.
laki-laki, lunchor
chidera
berkembali,
luar
gila
janji.
tidak
tidak, gila pun
elah
Datang
menepati janji.
Janji di-buat, di-muliakan;
Di-dalam
janji di-gadohkan ;
Janji sampai di-tepati.
Tergawa * mati, bertanda berutang,
J
by Van
'
Circumcise.'
der Toorn.
'^
-^
'
'
Whispered
'
:
Essay, try.'
b'drlastis is
*
variant, confirmed
a
?
=
fdrkiiyong.
82
Papers
"
*
Bukan
utang
utang
Bukan
Malay Subjects.
on
padi
nan
kain
nan
bersukat,
berhasta,
berbilang,
ringgit nan
utang
adat
dengan pesaka.
Bukan
Utang
nikah.
di-isi orang
Adat
the Death
Customary Speech on
laki-laki
Yang
Yang
perempuan
sudah
Untong
di-serukan
tuah,
di-serukan
tuah.
melambong,
sudah
Kalau
menimpa :
ka-laut, pechah perahu ;
ka-darat, pechah periok.
di-pungut ;
chichir, hendak
Yang
hilang hendak
Malang
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
di-chari.
sireh, pulang ka-gagang ;
pinang, pulang ka-tampok ;
kerbau, pulang ka-kandang
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
;
belut, pulang ka-lumpor ;
pulang ka-suku-waris-nya.
datang, nampak
muka^
pergi, nampak
belakang.
di-bayar
utang
Manusia
Kalau
Kalau
Lepas
Tergawa
mati,
utang
padi
nan
Bukan
utang
kain
nan
Bukan
bersukat,
berhasta,
adat
berbilang,
ringgit nan
dengan pesaka,
budi
dengan
utang
Utang
Utang
berutang,
bertanda
Bukan
bahasa.
Customary Saying
Hidup
Mati
of a Wife.
berperuntongan,
Allah,
on
Divorce.
berhukum
"
Kaseh
berpetemuan,
Suarang * berageh,
Chari
di-bahagi,
kembali,
tinggal.
Pembawa
Dapatan
Kata
Yang
Yang
yang
habis
pergi
laki
tinggal
Kalau
1
Suarang
labour.'
orang;
bini
Customary Saying
Ada-lah
cherai.
orang.
on
pula terniat
kechil, hendak
'
the
common
acquiringLand
di-hati
:
di-sibar,*
property
^
Marriage.
at
acquired by
I^engthened, having
man
a
a
and
wife's
piece added.
joint
84
Papers
Malay Subjects.
on
hitam, puntong
Bangau
Siak
bertali
Masa
ninek
Kemudian
berasap.
ka-Minangkabau,
Gadis.
Bujang
dari-pada itu, dato"
Pandang
ka-ulu
Pandang
beridar
Nampak
Pandang
meranti
Nampak
Pandang
Nampak
Kampong
gaung
nampak
gaung
ka-darat,
gtintong
;
bersanggit-sanggitdahaii
ka-baroh,
beridar
;
berandaman;
beridar
ka-hilir,
pulau berdindingan,
nan
bersudut,
Rumah
berkatak
nan
tangga,
Kok
halaman, sa-permainan ;
Kok
perigi,sa-permandian ;
Ayer-nya jerneh, kampong-nya
Adat
Senbah
dato
ka-pada
!
Kemudian
dari-pada itu
Ivuak berpenghulu,
*Alam
beraja,
suku.
Keempat
pula
"
dato ?
suku-nya,
Berapa-kah
belas
biru,
sentosa.
dua-b"las
la-itu
berhaluan.'
Kemudian
dari-pada itu, dato,
Pinta-meminta
Dekat
Tiba
bapa.
dari-pada
Tanda
menyapa.
sa-bentok
muafakat
Chinchin
Tanda
"
memanchar,
yang
Chinchin
itu
merangkak,
yang
Menegor
;
^Derdasus,
yang
dengan
Kemudian
Kilat
seraya-men^^eraya
dekat
kampong.
rumah,
risek
Indok
Urat
"
sa-pelarasan/^
Dudok
dua
;
bentok
berikat
Chinchin
tertaroh-lah
sa-bentok, 'to, maka
ketiga. Kemudian
dari-pada itu, 'to
yang
sa-
dua
hari
"
Jauh
Dekat
1
Eleven
territorial
and
chief.
di-jemputkan,
di-kampongkan,
one
2
more
In
one
the
spokesman
hamlet.
of the
tribal
chief
before
the
Johol.
85
Segala tempat semanda,
beradat
buapa yang
Oleh
semanda,
orang
Serta
Serta
dudok
Maka
di-keluarkan
Urat
merangkak,
yang
Kilat
"
sa-pereret.
memanchar
yang
Ka-pada
tempat
Pertama
sah
Kata
semanda
sa-kata,di-terima,
di-kembalikan
ta'
Kedua,
menerima.
sah
sa-kata,
di-kembalikan, ta' menerima,
sah
sa-kata
di-terima,
Barang
Kalau
di-buat
Janji
buapa.
serta
di-muHakan
;
Di~dalam
janji di-gadohkan,
vSampai janji, di-tepati.
Kemudian
itu, 'to, dudok
semanda
dengan tempat
adat
menghendaki
semanda
maka
di-suroh
.
balek
serta
buapa
:
"
ta'
Yang
Yang
Oleh
berkebulatan
dari-pada
orang
ta'
lapok de hujan,
lekang de panas.
sa-belah
orang
ta'
Yang
Yang
ta'
di-isi-lah adat
maka
lapok
de
hujan,
lekang
de
panas.
oleh
tuah
buapa
Rentangkan
tali, serukan
serta
serukan
anak-buah-nya
uutong-nya
tinibal
"
Sa-pertama
baik,
untong
jahat,
untong
Kedua
Kemudian
dari-pada itu,
menyibar,
mengulong.
Kechil
Pendek
Akan
andam
kedua-nya
ada-lah
anak
singgah ka-pada
arak,
buah
usong,
dato
hinai,
:
"
Rioh
di-hilir,di-hilirkan,
Rioh
di-ulu
di-mudiki,
di-tengah, di-himpunkan,
,
Rioh
Maka
anak
ada-lah
buah
bawaan
buapa-nya
orang
sahaya
Ayer
yang
sa-tegok,
Nasi
yang
sa-suap,
Lauk
Pinang
Sireh
sa-binjat,
yang
sa-kachip
sa-charek,
yang
yang
Gambir
Tembakau
yang
yang
sa-chubit,
sa-urat
semanda
sahaya
serta
Papers
86
dengan
buah
auak
hawaaii
Itu-lah
Subjects.
Malay
on
serta
orang
semaiida
saliaya sa-kali.
dato !
Seinljali ka-pada
GUNONG
AT
USED
SPEECHES
CUSTOMARY
PASIR.
the
On
presentationof
Rice at
Festival.
a
Meiigaji dari-pada alif;
Berbilang dari-pada esa,
Berkata
dari-pada asal,
Usul-asal
jangan di-tiiiggalkan.
la-lah,
'to
"
Sa-helai
akar
Sa-bingkah tanah,
kayu
vSa-1)atang
Sa-helai
akar
yaiig
vSa-bingkalitanah
piitus akau
terbalek
]jerikat,
buat
permataug,
turusan.
sa-batang buat
sudah
lurus,
Perraatang
Tanah
sudah
datar^
sudah
Tanaman
menjadi,
Kayu
sudah
Orang
sentosa.
nan
'to^ bilangan sa-dikit:
Kemudian,
ka ulu,
Si-pasin mudik
Si-la wah
nan
Luak
nan
Suku
nan
Anak
buah
Kemudian
beraja,
berpenghulu^
berlembaga
dengan' buapa
lagi, 'to,
Adat
nan
Adat
tidak
Setia
tidak
Bukit
sama
Lurah
datar, pesaka satu,
bertukar,
berubah,
tidak
Muafakat
sama
Dapat
sama
Tanah
beraleh.
di-daki,
sama
Ohichir
Aver
ka-hilir.
mudik
'Alain
"
di-turuni.
rugi,
laba.
sa-kepal saliaya guiioiigkan,
sa-titek
sahaya
lautkan,
Padang
sa-permainan,
vSa-jainbun,
sa-perigi.
Jahni sa-duiidun,^
1
lu
file.
JohoL
gy
Lenggang sa-ayun,
Dudok
sa-jajar.
Kata-kata
saliaya
Sa-kocliong
Sa-bungkus
l)a'
kueli,
ba'
nasi.
Tumboh
di-ulu
Tumboli
di-hilir
di-nmdiki,
di-liiliri,
di-tengah di-himpuni.
Tumboh
Kemudiaii
liari
sa-hari
nan
ini
diri sahaya, waris
saka
nan
nan
ini : ada-lah
sa-hari
senibahkan
sahaya
atas
Pinang
vSireh
nan
Gambir
ka-pada
dato
sa-kachip,
sa-charek,
sa-palit,
nan
nan
Kapor
berbulat-lah, 'to,dibersaka, liari nan
sa-chubit
nan
,
Tembakaii
Ayer
nan
Nasi
nan
Itu-lah
Udi
On
sa-tegok,
sa-kepah
senibahkan
sahaya
nan
senibah
sa-urat,
nan
ka-pada
dato.
saha3^a,
Bridegroom
inviting a
to
his
Wedding.
beruntongan,
Hidup
Mati
berhukuni
Mati
di-kandong bumi,
Allah
:
tanah
badan
Berupa ada
;
Hidup
di-kandong adat,
Berupa ada
runiput yang' nienjalar,
nan
Untong
melambong,
nan
Malang
menimpa,
Tersemanda
sahaya ka pada anak buah
Petang tiba, pagi di-unjok;
oleh
Di-beri
tempat semanda
bersudut,
nan
Kampong
Rumah
berkatak
nan
tangga,
Anak
buah
Serta
beripar berlamai,
sa-orang
Kemudian
tidak
Maka
kedua
laki-laki,
Pertama
laki-laki
Untong
Untong
Untong
Ba'
di-tentukan,
di-l)ilangkau
niengadakan anak,
Tahun
Risek
saliaya di-terinia.
oleh
tidak
Bulan
(jamit
Haljis-
dato.
anak
percmpuan
anak
sahaya
nan
uan
perenipuan.
di-serahkan
menjahit.
di-nanti-nantikan,
berlasus,
berkecliapi,
piky.l oa-ekoi,
mengaji,
(si-auu)
;
Papers
88
angiii sapui.
Ba'
Jauh
sudali
Dekat
sudah
Saperti ada-lali
Sah
sahaya jemputkan,
sahaya kampongkan.
hendak
kata
sa-kata,
di-berikaii
sa-bentok
cliinchin
ia-itu
semanda
Malay Subjects.
on
di-balekkan
kata
ka-pada tempat
tanda
iiiuafakat.
;
sa-kata, chinchin di-balekkan.
Sah sa-kata
ka-pada tempat semanda,
balek
Ber [
]
ka-pada orang semanda.
Ta'
sah
janji di-ikat ;
Dal am
janji di-gadohkan ;
Sampai janji di-tepati,
Ia-itu
sa-hari
ini
dengan
anak
anak
menjemput
si-anu
buah
goingto
On
ini
saperti sahaya
Maka
the House
serta
of a
menepati janji hari nan
l^uah
karna
dato, sebab
adat
pesaka-nya.
dengan
Man
whose
Wife
has died.
beruntongan,
Hidup
Allah.
berhukum
Mati
di-kandong bumi,
di-kandong adat.
Hidup
Mati
"
beraja,
berpenghulu,
'Alam
nan
lyuak
Suku
berlembaga.
buah
dengan
Anak
buapa
bersuku-suku.
Dudok
tidak
mengambat,
mengalang,
buah
Tersemanda
sahaya pada anak
Kalau
petang tiba, pagi di-unjok,
Di-beri-nya pada orang semanda
nan
bersUdut,
Kampong
Adat
tidak
Hukum
Rumah
berkatak
nan
vSawah
untong
Kalau
nan
lama
Kalau
nan
baharu
Kemudian
Kalau
sa-hari
Ada
di-serukan.
beranak-pinak,
beripar lamai.
untong
bulan,
tahun,
Kalau
Pertama
Kedua
tangga,
berloi)ak.
nan
Kemudian
tidak
tidak
di-serukan.
di-tentukan,
di-bilangkan.
dua,
untong jahat,
untong baik,
nan
dua
sa-hari nan
tumboh
Untong
Jikalau ka-laut, ])echahperahu,
Jikalau ka-darat,pechah
Maka
nan
sa-hari
berbulat-lah
ini"
dato.
waris
:
periok.
laki-laki dan
waris
bini
hari
Johol.
di-pungut ;
chichir, hendak
hendak
di-chari
hilang,
;
di-kekas;
tertimbun, hendak
pinang, hendak
pulang ka-tampok-nya,
sireh, hendak
pulang ka-gagang-naya,
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
Kalau
belut, hendak
burong, hendak
Kalau
Kalau
anak
berbulat-lah
Maka
waris
8g
hendak
pesaka
pulang ka-lumpor-nya^
pulang ka-sangkar-nya.
buah
dengan
menjemput
waris
buapa-nya
pesaka hari
serta
yang
sa-hari ini.
Ulu
recited
Pantuns
on
Muar.
occasion
any
when
betel
is offered.
'To
sudah
Tangga
sahaya
sudah
Tikar
dudoki
sahaya
rumbia
Batang
!
tenggek
sahaya pijak!
sudah
Lantai
!
berbelah-belah,
di-makan
sa-belah
a])i.
sahaya tidak pernali,
hati.
Datang
sahaya berkehendak
Yang
Datang
di-atas
Kedudok
Urat-nya
datok
Dudok-lah
Mempelas
'to
vSaha^^a
tundis.^
atas
hendak
tikar,
menyireh.*
membalas
jatoli ka-lembah,
purut
Tiba
sireh.
tikar,
atas
Dudok-lah
:
memberi
di-atas
Kedudok
tikar
atas
hendak
Sahaya
Limau
tikar,
sileh-menyileh.'
duri.
tumboh
ka-lembah
sireh
menyembah,
Pinang mengadap,
Jari sa-puloh menjunjong dub.
sireh
Makan
Pinang
sireh
Makan
Sebab
Anak
berpinang tidak,
dari
ada
*
mengenyang
budi
kambing
Makan
kulit
vSireh sahaya
Yang
mana
Melaka.
dengan
tidak,
bahasa.
Lindam
(?)
medang
bulu,
sireh
Uewi
;
puteri;
dahulu
di-ambil
?
berbilah,
Pergi ka-dusun
medang bulu.
Menebang
I
"
are
shed,
are
changing.'
2
Kamiri
*
KHnyang
nut.
'i
Viom
sireh.
'
sated.'
Papers
90
Malay Subjects.
on
ber Allah
hukum, kita
Piuaiig di-makan
"Kata
;
dahulu.
tanjong berbelah-belah
Telok
Sa-belah
;
pinggan.
Allah
di-beri
Telunjok
Akan
sa-besar
pencholek kapor
jintan.
di-belah-belah
Telatok
di-atas
Di-belah
manggis.
di-beri
Allah,
Telunjok
Buat
pencholek jari manis.
di-atas
Kedudok
Melaka.
dari
Urat-n^-a
kita
Diidok
tikar,
tikar,
atas
adat
membilang
Hendak
di-dalam
Kedudok
kuali,
Melaka.
Urat-itya sampai
Dudok
dalam
kita
Elok
pesaka.
tiegeri,
pesaka.
adat
membilang
pinang jujutan,
akan
bertelaga.
tampok
Pinang sahaya
Patah
Ilmu
sahaj^a ilmu
tuntutan,
berlaga.
bertepok, gunong
Awan
Chendavvan
sa-besar
vSapu-lah awan,
Sama
sapu-lah
api.
!
gunong
di-dalam
merendam
Kedudok
payong,
di-makan
sa-belah
Habis
hati.
di-dalam
dulang,
berjalor-jaloran.
kita dudok
berbilang:
Urat
Dudok
Adat
rumah
'Mahat
sireh
Makan
Itu-lah
Bilal
sa-kapor
mula
keluarkan.
Genang,'
laman
kisak
'Mahat
kita
mana
yang
Lata.
sa-orang
:
kata.
asal
sa-barang lebah,
buloh.
bersarang di-buku
sembah
Bukan
sa-barang sembah,
Sembah
bersusun
jari sa-puloh,
Bukan
lebah
Lebah
'
Printed
at
1 This
the
line may
be
Baptist Mission
corrupt.
Press, Calcutta.