of Champa, whose sister was in the haram of the
king of Mojopahit; but, above all, Raden Patah,
son of Arya Damar, chief of the Javanese colony
of Palembang, in Sumatra, already mentioned.
This colony, surrounded by Malay tribes, and
mixing with them as the less numerous party,
though the most powerful, seems to have adopted
the religion of Mahomet, and to have become,
from this circumstance, and its natural connection
with Java, a principal means of propagating Ma-
homedanism in the latter country.
The story, although involved in much improbability
and contradiction, must be given as narrated
by the Javanese writers themselves ; after which I
shall add the necessary comments and strictures.
During the period of the Mojopahit empire, a considerable
intercourse existed between Java and the
continental part of India, and the favourite wife of
Browijoyo was a native of the Little Buddhist and
Siamese kingdom of Champa, on the eastern coast
of the Gulf of Siam, * the daughter, in short, of
* t{ Here we found two small vessels at an anchor on the
east side. They were laden with rice and lacquer, which is
used in japanning of cabinets, One of these came from Champa,
bound to the town of Malacca, which belongs to the Dutch,
who took it from the Portuguese ; and this shows they have a
trade with Champa. This was a very pretty, neat vessel, her
bottom very clean, and curiously coated ; she had about forty
the king of that country. In her own country the
princess had a sister who married an Arabian priest,
whose name was Shekh Wali Lanang Ibrahim.
The sister of the queen of Java, say the Javanese
accounts, had by this person two sons, who are
known in Java by the names of Raden Pandita and
Raden Rahmat. When they arrived at the years
of manhood, they were recommended by their
mother to visit the court of their uncle by marriage,
the king of Mojopahit. They accordingly
embarked, but were shipwrecked on the coast of
Kamboja, and being detained by the sovereign of
that country, a deputation from the Javanese monarch
was necessary to effect their release.
The two adventurers finally effected their voyage
to Java, and were received and caressed by the
king of Mojopahit. Of Raden Pandita we hear
no more | but Raden Rahmat became afterwards
celebrated as the first apostle of Islam in Java,
made many proselytes,—-acquired a grant of land
from the monarch,—and constructed the first mosque
ever built in Java. He assumed the title of Susut
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men, all armed vvith cortaus, or broad swords, lances, and
some guns, that went with a swivel upon their gunnal. They
were of the idolaters, natives of Champa, and some of the
briskest, most sociable, without fearfulness or shyness, and the
most neat and dexterous about their shipping, of any such
I have met with in all my travels.’^— pampier, Vol. I. p. 400.