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The Sulalat al-Salatin as a Political Myth

Author
Chambert-Loir, Henri
Abstract
Halfway between historiography and literature, the Malay work is extremely difficult to interpret. This article suggests that certain episodes are neither literary embellishments nor historical mistakes, but deliberate constructions of the past. More specifically, it tries to demonstrate that the reign of Sultan Ahmad (the sultan defeated by the Portuguese), noted in this work, is a fiction with a political purpose.
Journal/Series
Indonesia
Volume & Issue:
Vol. 79
Description
Page range: 131-160
Date Issued
2005-04Publisher
Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
Type
article