megat terawis

The five families of Perak

Posted on December 15, 2009

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Throughout the history of Perak, we would have heard of the names of:
1. Sultan Muzaffar Shah – the first Sultan of Perak descended from the Royal House of Melaka
2. Tun Saban – a Malay Chief of Hulu Perak who was said to have had an audience with Sultan Mahmud Shah in Kampar requesting that a prince be brought to Perak and made Sultan
3. Megat Terawis – the first Bendahara of Perak, descended from the great imperial house of Pagar Ruyung
4. Syed Hussain Al-Faradz Jamalullail – the first Orang Kaya Menteri of Perak who came to Perak in 1528, from the Perak House of Jamulallail said to be descendants of Fatima az-Zahra, the daughter of Muhammad SAW
5. Daeng Salili (Haji Besar) – the first Maharaja Lela Tan Lela Putera Panchong Ta’ Bertanya, bestowed by Sultan Muzaffar Shah III, and a Bugis Raja from Sulawesi
You may have read an entry SembangKuala posted in August on Megat Terawis, and since then we have received a genealogy chart from saudara Megat Iskandar Megat Zaharuddin, which shows the links between the families of the aforementioned five men.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CHART IN ITS ENTIRETY.