One of the Thai kings of the period had married a daughter of one of the nobles of the Patani court. The fruit of this marriage was Tamagi who later became the ruler of Tumasik under Siam rule. Tamagi was later murdered by Parameswara, a Palembang prince who later became the founder of the Malay kingdom of Malacca.
The news of the murder reached the King of Patani who immediately despatched an armada to capture Parameswara. Parameswara., however, managed to escape through the Muar river and reached a place he subsequently called Malacca. Malacca was subsequently established in 1398 on the Malay Peninsula.
http://www.ihrc.org.uk/publications/reports/6750-a-brief-introduction-to-the-malay-kingdom-of-patani-1-
From here, we can see that Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore had a linked history before the founding of the Malacca Empire by Parameswara. As a result of the murder, the Pattani Kingdom tried to destroy Malacca, but fail ultimately when China extended her protection via Admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
Moral of the story? All the ruling families are connected somehow: Thaksin, the Thai Generals and Royals, Najib and the Bugis Pirates, Dr Mahathir of Kedah (a Pattani offshoot), the Dishonourable Son of Tumasik, and China-the elephant in the room.
My story continues :
"In November 1786, Patani fell to the control of Siam on this historic date. The Siamese army committed atrocities with utmost rigour against the inhabitants. Sir Francis Light, who had just settled in Penang, wrote a letter to the Governor-General of India, Lord Cornwallis, detailing the massacre and atrocities that he had heard were occurring in Patani. Men, elderly ladies and children were all captured and thrown to the ground to be stepped upon by herds of elephants. 4000 more men were sent back to Ayuthia as slaves and were later used as labourers to build the new capital of Siam, called Bangkok."
Sigh - Anyway, there was also a massacre in Singapore/Tumasik. The land was filled with blood, hence the red soil in Bukit Merah.......but this was carried out by the Majapahit Indonesians........
That's why we need a strong Armed Forces. That's why we need good politicians. We have achieved the first. But do we have good politicians who can outwit the elephants in our corner of the room?
The news of the murder reached the King of Patani who immediately despatched an armada to capture Parameswara. Parameswara., however, managed to escape through the Muar river and reached a place he subsequently called Malacca. Malacca was subsequently established in 1398 on the Malay Peninsula.
http://www.ihrc.org.uk/publications/reports/6750-a-brief-introduction-to-the-malay-kingdom-of-patani-1-
From here, we can see that Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore had a linked history before the founding of the Malacca Empire by Parameswara. As a result of the murder, the Pattani Kingdom tried to destroy Malacca, but fail ultimately when China extended her protection via Admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
Moral of the story? All the ruling families are connected somehow: Thaksin, the Thai Generals and Royals, Najib and the Bugis Pirates, Dr Mahathir of Kedah (a Pattani offshoot), the Dishonourable Son of Tumasik, and China-the elephant in the room.
My story continues :
"In November 1786, Patani fell to the control of Siam on this historic date. The Siamese army committed atrocities with utmost rigour against the inhabitants. Sir Francis Light, who had just settled in Penang, wrote a letter to the Governor-General of India, Lord Cornwallis, detailing the massacre and atrocities that he had heard were occurring in Patani. Men, elderly ladies and children were all captured and thrown to the ground to be stepped upon by herds of elephants. 4000 more men were sent back to Ayuthia as slaves and were later used as labourers to build the new capital of Siam, called Bangkok."
Sigh - Anyway, there was also a massacre in Singapore/Tumasik. The land was filled with blood, hence the red soil in Bukit Merah.......but this was carried out by the Majapahit Indonesians........
That's why we need a strong Armed Forces. That's why we need good politicians. We have achieved the first. But do we have good politicians who can outwit the elephants in our corner of the room?
