The Battle for Junk Ceylon presents a new scholarly edition of the text of the Malay "ballad" known as the Syair Sultan Maulana , together with an English translation. This long poem was written during the second decade of the 19th century by the secretary to the Lakasamana (Admiral) of the sultanate of Kedah. It gives an eye-witness account if the events which occurred during the early part of the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin, in particular the part played by the Kedah fleet in helping the Siamese to expel the ...
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The Battle for Junk Ceylon presents a new scholarly edition of the text of the Malay "ballad" known as the Syair Sultan Maulana , together with an English translation. This long poem was written during the second decade of the 19th century by the secretary to the Lakasamana (Admiral) of the sultanate of Kedah. It gives an eye-witness account if the events which occurred during the early part of the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin, in particular the part played by the Kedah fleet in helping the Siamese to expel the Burmese form the island of Phuket ("Junk Ceylon") on the west coast of southern Thailand.
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Very Good. 9067650668. Biblioteca Indonesica; Map; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 325 pages; 1985 Foris. Larger format trade paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. Snugly bound and generally neat with light shelf evidence to cover externals. Primary text in Malay with facing page English trnaslation. VG or better.
