HANG TUAH, IS IT REAL OR

NOT?
AFNAN BIN AHMAD FAISAL (I16101212)
 THE TALES OF HANG TUAH
• Hang Tuah was a warrior who lived in Malacca during the reign of
Sultan Mansur Shah in the 15th century.
• He was supposedly the most powerful of all the laksamana, or
admirals, and is considered by the Malays to be one of history's
greatest silat masters.
• Hang Tuah is held in the highest regard, even in present-day Malay
culture, and is arguably the most well-known and illustrious warrior
figure in Malay history and literature.
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED
• At the age of ten, he learned silat
together with his four comrades
Hang Kasturi, Hang Jebat, Hang
Lekir and Hang Lekiu. Their
teacher was Adi Putera, a
renowned master who lived a
hermetic life at the top of a
Mount Ophir (Gunung Ledang).
SO THE JOURNEY BEGINS
• Hang Tuah's appearance in the
history began when some men ran
amok near Kampung Bendahara.
• Tun Perak came with a party of
guards to investigate the incident,
but was also attacked.
• Hang Tuah and his friends, who
happened to be at a nearby stall,
saw what was happening, they
rushed to save Tun Perak.
• They fought the group and, because
of their ferociousness, they ran
away.
LEGENDARY WEAPON
• Hang Tuah and Sultan Melaka
went to Majapahit.
• Hang Tuah fought a duel with
the famed pendekar, Taming
Sari.
• After a brutal fight Hang Tuah
emerged as winner, and then
Singhavikramavardhana, the
ruler of Majapahit, bestowed
upon him Taming Sari’s keris.
WE LOVED ONCE AND TRUE
• The sultan sent Hang Tuah to
Inderaputra or Pahang with the task
of persuading the princess Tun Teja
to become the sultan’s companion.
• Tun Teja fell under the impression
that Hang Tuah had come to
persuade her to marry him, not the
sultan, and agreed to elope with
him to Melaka.
• It was only during the voyage home
that Hang Tuah revealed his
deception to Tun Teja.
 WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD
• Hang Tuah's deep loyalty to and popularity with the sultan led to
rumours being circulated that Hang Tuah was having an illicit affair
with one of the sultan's dayang.
• The sultan then sentenced Hang Tuah to death without trial for the
alleged offence.
• The death sentence was never carried out, however, because Hang
Tuah's executioner, the Bendahara, went against the sultan’s orders
and hid Hang Tuah in a remote region of Melaka.
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST EATEN
• Believing that Hang Tuah was
dead, murdered unjustly by the king
he served.
• Hang Jebat decided to avenge his
friend's death. Hang Jebat's revenge
allegedly became a palace killing
spree or furious rebellion against
the sultan.
• Hang Jebat wreaked havoc onto the
royal court, and the sultan was
unable to stop him, as none of the
warriors dared to challenge the
more ferocious and skilled Hang
Jebat.
GOODBYE, DEAR FRIEND
• The Bendahara then informed the
sultan that the only man who was
able to stop Hang Jebat, Hang
Tuah, was still alive.
• The Bendahara recalled Hang Tuah
from his hiding place and the
warrior was given full amnesty by
the sultan and was instructed to kill
Hang Jebat.
• After seven grueling days of
fighting, Hang Tuah was able to kill
Hang Jebat.
LEGENDARY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
• Later in his life, as Hang Tuah
progressed in his years, the warrior
was ordered by the successive
Melakan ruler to court a legendary
princess on the sultan's behalf.
• The Puteri Gunung Ledang was so
named because she resided on
Mount Ledang at the Melaka-Johor
border. According to legend, the
Princess met with Hang Tuah, and
only agreed to marry the sultan if
he satisfied a list of requirements,
or pre-wedding gifts.
LEGENDARY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
• Later in his life, as Hang Tuah
progressed in his years, the warrior
was ordered by the successive
Malaccan ruler to court a legendary
princess on the sultan's behalf.
• The Puteri Gunung Ledang was so
named because she resided on
Mount Ledang at the Melaka-Johor
border. According to legend, the
Princess met with Hang Tuah, and
only agreed to marry the sultan if
he satisfied a list of requirements,
or pre-wedding gifts.
 LEGENDARY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
1. A golden walkway for her to walk to Malacca from the mountain,
2. A silver walkway for her to return from Malacca to the mountain,
3. Seven barrels of tears (specifically tears from virgin girls) for her to
bathe in,
4. Seven barrels of young betel nut juices from the betel tree (Areca
catechu) also for her to bathe in,
5. Seven trays filled with hearts of gems,
6. Seven trays filled with hearts of mosquitoes.
7. A bowl of the blood of the Sultan's young son.
MALAY WILL NOT “VANISH” FROM
THE FACE OF THE EARTH
• Hang Tuah knew the tasks would
not be fulfilled, and was said to
be so overwhelmed that he failed
his king that he flung his keris
into a river and vowed only to
return to Melaka if it resurfaced,
which it never did.
• It was also said that he then
vanished into thin air.
EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE
 EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUIwoVStYs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8nuFbAqwsE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYFqno7xYTM
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION?