Keris competition in Shah Alam

Peace be upon you all. Since the article The tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Melaka at night made over 3 weeks ago I have yet to post anything new in this blogspot. So here's one.

Last Saturday me and family went to Shah Alam to attend a function.

It is a keris competition, a competition for the Malay traditional blade which is often made wavy making it among the most unique weapon in the world.

The best keris were chosen according to categories, judged using criterias of which I have no idea what it is all about.

The connoiseurs however should now what makes a good keris. So I'll just display the winning ones chosen hours later according to their respective categories...

The tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Melaka at night

Continued from Visiting the tomb of Tun Teja.

Next we brought the Aceh delegates and our friend and family to visit the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah.

The Sultan was a ruler of Melaka some 550 years ago but was laid to rest in Pagoh, within the district of Muar some 60 km from the city of Melaka.

There are a total of four tombstones said to mark the tombs of Sultan Alauddin and his wife.

Here we snapped all four faces or all four tombstones for the benefit of the delegates who would like to study the inscriptions.

Visiting the tomb of Tun Teja

Continued from  Bringing the Aceh delegates to Bukit Senjuang.

Next we went to Merlimau to visit the tomb of Tun Teja.

According to the stories she was an outstanding beauty who became the wife of the Sultan of Melaka.

The tombstones which grace the tomb is known as Aceh tombstones.

The Aceh delegates were pleased to see it.

But they added, the tombstones are not of Aceh proper type but that of Samudera-Pasai, an ancient kingdom which later got absorbed into the greater Aceh kingdom.