Taming Sari is a kris knife, famous in Malay folklore. It is believed to have been wielded by the legendary Malaccan warrior Hang Tuah, and is fabled to grant physical invulnerability to its wielder.
The Kris Taming Sari as seen third from the left, among the rest of the Perak royal regalia, 1907.
Hang Tuah was a Malay warrior and admiral who purportedly lived in Malacca during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah in the 15th century.
Taming Sari
…shield" or "the main shield" in Malay) is a kris knife, famous in Malay folklore. It is believed to have been wielded by the legendary Malaccan warrior Hang Tuah, and is fabled to grant physical invulnerability to its wielder. The Kris Taming Sari was said to have been made of 21 different types of metal. The…
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