Hang Tuah
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Hang Tuah was a Malay warrior and admiral who purportedly lived in Malacca during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah in the 15th century.
Bronze bas relief of Tuah made in 1962 by Waveney Jenkins for the National Museum, Kuala Lumpur.
Hang Tuah's Well in Kampung Duyong, Malacca
Hang Tuah Mausoleum, located in Tanjong Kling
Hang Tuah Jaya
Jakun people
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Jakun people or Orang Ulu/Orang Hulu are an ethnic group recognised as Orang Asli of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia.
Hang Tuah
…remains unproven. Regardless of the historicity of Hang Tuah, his ethnicity is the source of some dispute. Legend has it that Hang Tuah had aboriginal Jakun ancestry from Bintan Island. Hang Tuah's life and career as a laksamana (admiral) includes tales of his accomplishments and unfaltering loyalty to his…
Jakun teenagers playing pick-up sticks in a community centre.
The area circled in red indicates the location of the Jakun people in southern Peninsula Malaysia.
A group of Jakun people at Blanja, Perak Tengah District, Perak, June 1874.
A group of Jakun men from the Langkap Pass, Negeri Sembilan, 1906.