The Historical City Of Malacca

Welcome to Malacca World Heritage City. On this site you
will find comprehensive listing with information on almost
every aspect of visiting and living in Malacca.

Malacca Tourism
· Chinese temples
  · Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
· Hindu temples
  · Comming soon
· Churches
  · Christ Church
  · St. Francis Xavier's Church
  · St. Paul's church
· Mosques
  · Comming soon
· Museums
  · Cheng Ho Cultural Museum
  · Governor's Museum
  · Malaysia Youth Museum
  · Maritime Museum
  · Melaka Islamic Museum
  · Melaka Umno Museum
  · Museum of Architecture
  · Museum of History and Ethnography
· Heritage Sites
  · 8 Heeren Street
  · Bastion House
  · Dutch Graveyard
  · Dutch Square
  · Fortaleza de Malaca
  · Hang Jebat Mausoleum
  · Malacca River
  · Porta de Santiago
  · Proclamation of Independence Memorial
  · Stadthuys
  · St. Paul's Church
  · Tan Kim Seng Bridge
· Malacca clan associations
  · Eng Choon Association
  · Melaka Hainan Association
· Street names
  · Blacksmith Street / Jalan Tukang Besi
  · Church Street / Jalan Gereja
  · Fort Road / Jalan Kota
  · Jonker Street / Jalan Hang Jebat
  · Jonker Walk (Night Market)
  · Riverside / Jalan Laksamana
  · Temple Street / Jalan Tokong

Hang Jebat Mausoleum

Hang Jebat mausoleum is an old Malay grave at Jalan Kampung Kuli. It is said to belong to a Malay warrior from the age of the Malacca Sultanate. According to the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu), Hang Jebat was the champion of justice who died a tragic death in the hands of a friend he supported. He was one of the five great warriors during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah (1456-1477). The other four were Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekiu and Hang Lekir.

When they were young boys, they learned the martial arts of silat. The sultan was so impressed with their skills that he offered them positioned in his court. Their lives took a turn when they saved the life of the Bendahara (equivalent to today's Prime Minister) of Malacca, Tun Perak. Hang Tuah was the Sultan's favourite, and he bestowed on him many gifts. One of them was the keris Taming Sari, said to possess supernatural powers.

The sultan's favouritism incurred the jealousy of courtiers, and they plotted his downfall. When Hang Tuah's four warrior friends were not in court, they hatched a rumor that Hang Tuah had seduced the Sultan's favourite consort. When the rumour reached the Sultan, he ordered Hang Tuah to be executed on sight.

The wise Bendahara Tun Perak knew that Hang Tuah had been framed, and he quickly took Hang Tuah into hiding. The Sultan was then told that Hang Tuah had been executed. When the four friends returned, they were grievous over the sad news.

Hang Jebat was so beside himself over the injustice that he ran amok in the palace, killing everyone in his path. He was determined to hunt down the Sultan and kill him. Fearing for his life, the sultan sought his warriors to put down Hang Jebat, but none of them could defeat him. Then Tun Perak revealed to the sultan that Hang Tuah was actually still alive. Hang Tuah was brought to the Sultan, who quickly issued him a pardon, and beseeched him to kill Hang Jebat.

Hang Tuah was torn between his love for his friend and his loyalty to his sultan. However, he was also ingrained with the belief that the sultan deserves absolute loyalty. Hang Tuah tried to make Hang Jebat surrender, but Hang Jebat was beyond reasoning and want nothing but the death of the Sultan. So in the ensuing duel, Hang Tuah dealt a fatal blow on Hang Jebat with the Taming Sari.

Hang Jebat's Mausoleum is located along Jalan Kampung Kuli while Hang Kasturi's Mausoleum is located along Jalan Hang Jebat. Although the mausoleums were claimed to belong to these warriors, no factual evidence has so far been investigated to substantiate it.

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We recommend the following site(s):
· The Dutch in Malaysia: Dutchmalaysia.net
· Malacca on Wikipedia: Wikipedia.org