Istana (palace of) Bandar

Pada Sabtu 13 Disember baru-baru ini, saya telah pergi ke Jugra di Selangor untuk melawat beberapa tempat bersejarah di sekitarnya. Antaranya ialah Istana Bandar yang dibina Sultan ke-5 Selangor, Sultan Alaeddin (memerintah 1898-1938). Di sini biar diletakkan beberapa gambar di istana itu tanpa komen ya. Sekian...

On the recent Saturday 13th December, I went to Jugra in Selangor to visit some historical places in and around it. Among it is the Istana (palace of) Bandar which was built by the 5th Sultan (ruler) of Selangor, Sultan Alaeddin (ruled 1898-1938). Here let me put some pictures of the palace without any comment ya. That's all...

Makam (tomb of) Panglima Mat Berani, Pagoh...

Baru-baru ini, saya juga pergi menziarahi makam seorang pahlawan Melayu lama yang dikenali dengan nama Panglima Mat Berani.

Recently, I also visited the tomb of an olden Malay warrior known by the name Panglima (a warrior of high status) Mat Berani (not real name but called Mat Berani because of his bravery, "Berani" being the Malay word for brave).

Makam ini terletak di tepian Sungai Muar sekitar Pagoh, Johor. Untuk pengetahuan, Panglima Mat Berani ialah seorang pahlawan dari Pahang yang datang membantu angkatan Melayu Melaka lalu terkorban ketika melawan serangan Portugis apabila Sultan Mahmud Shah berundur ke Pagoh tahun 1511.
This tomb is situated alongside the Muar river around Pagoh, Johor. For information, Panglima Mat Berani is a warrior who came from Pahang and died while assisting the Melaka Malay soldiers fighting against a Portuguese attack when Sultan Mahmud Shah was forced to retreat to Pagoh in the year 1511.
Makam beliau ditanda dengan batu nesan Aceh. Ini menandakan beliau bukan calang-calang orang. Kain kuning pula menandakan kaitan diraja...
His tomb is marked with Aceh-type gravestones. This shows that he is not any Tom, Dick and Harry. The yellow clothings further signifies ties with royalty.




Saya mengambil peluang untuk membetulkan sedikit kedudukan kain kuning yang ada. Kain kuning paling baru yang telah diletakkan di bahagian kaki saya alihkan ke batu nesan bahagian kepala. Sekian...

I took the opportunity to correct a bit the position of the yellow clothings available. I removed the newest yellow clothes which have been tied around the foot section to the head gravestone. That's all...

Batu nesan Aceh di (Aceh gravestones in) Bukit Beruang, Melaka

OK. Sampai masanya untuk membuat cerita-cerita baru di blogspots saya. Mari!
OK. Come the time to make some new stories for my blogspots. Come!

Lebih kurang 10 hari lepas, dalam perjalanan kembali bercuti ke Muar, saya telah singgah ke Bukit Beruang, Melaka.

About 10 days ago, on the way back for holiday in Muar, I stopped at Bukit Beruang, Melaka.

Tujuan saya adalah mencari satu kawasan pemakaman Islam yang mengandungi batu-batu nesan Aceh, sejenis batu nesan lama yang cuma dipakai oleh golongan bangsawan dan raja-raja Melayu.

My purpose was to look for a Muslim burial ground containing a number of Aceh gravestones, a type of olden gravestone that is only used by Malay nobility and royalty.

Alhamdulillah, setelah agak lama mencari dapat juga saya menemuinya.

Thank God, after looking for something I managed to find it.



Lihat bentuk batu nesan yang ada ini...

Look at the gravestones available here...

Batu-batu nesan ini dipercayai milik ahli keluarga dan keturunan Datuk Aroom, kapitan Melayu pertama yang pernah mengetuai masyarakat Melayu di Melaka semasa zaman pemerintahan Belanda (1641-1824)

The gravestones here are believed to belong to family members and descendants of Datuk Aroom, the first Malay capitan (local leader) who headed the Malay community in Melaka during the time of Dutch rule (1641-1824)

Sekitar 200 meter di luar kawasan tadi pula kelihatan sebuah makam yang terkeluar dari kelompok besar.

Some 200 metres outside the area shown just now one could see a tomb standing out from the main cluster of tombs.

Makam ini dipercayai milik kapitan Melayu Melaka kedua, Datuk Shamsuddin bin Datuk Aroom. Sekian.

The tomb is believed to be owned by the second Melaka Malay capitan, Datuk Shamsuddin bin (son of) Datuk Aroom. That's all.