Centre Of State 6 : Kedah - The Lost City of Langkasuka

Today we observe a section of Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa and a little where myth meets history.

The small town of Yan is suspect as the location where Raja Merong Mahawangsa traversed when making his way to the foot of Gunong Jerai where he founded Langkasuka, which happened to be the location of the geographical centre of Kedah.

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Primary Sources:
JSBRAS #72 - Hikayat Marong Maha Wangsa or Kedah Annals Edited by A.J. Sturrock

T.T. Khoo - Geomorphical Evolution of the Merbok estuary area and it’s impact on the earl
y state of Kedah, northwest peninsular Malaysia

Sabri Zain - The Lost City of Langkasuka

The Kedah Annals by R.O. Winstedt

The Cannibal King in the “Kedah Annals” by C.O. Blagden

Features materials from:
Google Maps
Envato Elements

Internet images:
Bujang Valley Museum - Flickr user Marufish
Pattani Ruins - travel-and-history .com

Maps:
Trans-peninsular trade routes - Jole Chris // Researchgate

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MUSIC USED:
Forest Tales by Sebastian Pangal
Deep Blue Sea by Sivan Talmor