gone by between the two branches of the Bědnanda, each claiming the right to elect the Pĕnghûlu, which was settled by the sovereign of Johor giving each the right alternately.
He at the same time gave distinctive titles to the Pĕnghûlus—to Titles.the one elected from the "Bĕduanda Jâwa" that of "Sĕdîa Râja," to him of the "Běduanda Jakun" that of "Lêla Maharâja."
The office is hereditary, descending on the side of the sister, as in Nâning and in all the Mĕnangkâbau States. I attach a table shewing the constitution of the country, and giving an approximate estimate of the numbers of each tribe.
It will be noticed that the population is mixed.Mixed nationality
The Siamese probably date from the time of the invasions by their ancestors recorded in the "Sĕjârah," and which, if we may believe that work, took place shortly before the Portuguese took Malacca.
Acheh and Malacca were at one time intimately connected, the latter, at first the superior, having subsequently become feudatory to the former.
The boundaries of Rĕmbau with Malacca territory were defined Boundaries. by the Treaty of the 9th January, 1883, and were fixed as follows:— Kwâla Sungei Jĕrneh,[1] Bukit Bĕrtam,[2] Bukit Jĕlôtong,[3] Bukit Pâtus,[4] Jîrat Gunjei,[5] Lûbok Tâlan,[6] Dûsun Fĕringgi[7] Dûsun Kĕpar,[8] Ûlu Sungga, Bukit Pâtus.
- ↑ "Jĕrneh," clear.
- ↑ "Bĕrtam" a palm-like reed, of which the leaves are used for thatch, and the stem split for walling houses.
- ↑ "Jĕlôtong," a fine gĕtah-bearing tree. The gĕtah is mixed with other marketable gĕtah.
- ↑ "Bukit Pûtus," cleft hill, a very common name all over the country.
- ↑ "Jîrat," a grave; "gunjei," a giant. This giant is said to have been so tall that he could pluck the cocoa-nuts as he walked along; he is said to have been killed at Padang Châchar (the plain of the châchar trees) by introducing a spear head into a bambu in which water was given him to drink so that when he tipped it up to drink he swallowed the spear-head, on which he fled, and was brought down by being cut in the leg; he fell and was buried where he fell, the heap over this marks the boundary point, where u pillar is now erected. There is another Jîrat Gunjei in Tampin, said to be that of a female Gunjei.
- ↑ "Lûbok," pool in a river; "tâlan," a tree (in other parts of the country called "gâpis").
- ↑ "Fĕringgi" Portuguese; "dûsun" orchard.
- ↑ "Kĕpar," a very peculiar stumpy kind of palm.
