Malay Annals
15th–16th-century literary work / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Malay Annals (Malay: Sejarah Melayu, Jawi: سجاره ملايو), originally titled Sulalatus Salatin (Genealogy of Kings),[1] is a literary work that gives a romanticised history of the origin, evolution and demise of the great Malay maritime empire, the Malacca Sultanate.[2] The work, which was composed sometime between the 15th and 16th centuries, is considered one of the finest literary and historical works in the Malay language.[3]
The original text has undergone numerous changes, with the oldest surviving version from 1612, through the rewriting effort commissioned by the then regent of Johor, Raja Abdullah.[4][5] It was originally written in the Classical Malay on traditional paper in old Jawi script, but today exists in 32 different manuscripts, including those in Rumi script.[6] Notwithstanding some of its mystical contents, historians have looked at the text as a primary source of information on past events verifiable by other historical sources, in the Malay world.[7] In 2001, the Malay Annals was listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme International Register.[8]