Image: The Port City of Malacca painted by unknown artist

Description: Modern depiction of the Melaka city after its foundation sometime after 1400 CE. Melaka city is the capital of Malacca Sultanate (1400-1511). Melaka, a typical Malay-style riverine city, had no wall at all, except for bamboo stockades which were erected for temporary defence. Cities of this type are Johor, Brunei, and Aceh.[1] Reproduced from Maritime Museum of Malacca, on August 11, 2018. The original name of the artist is unknown. Information from the Melaka Maritime Museum: ESTABLISHMENT OF MELAKA. Before Parameswara founded his kingdom on Bukit Melaka (St. Paul's Hill) there was a small settlement at the mouth of the Melaka River. Approximately 10 to 20 Orang Selat families (strait fishing communities) live at the foot of Melaka Hill who practice marine livelihoods. When Parameswara and his followers moved to Bukit Melaka from Bertam Ulu after their journey from Singapore, he established his palace among the Selat people on the southern side of the Melaka River while his followers lived opposite the cliff. A wooden bridge was built connecting Parameswara with his people, this is how the Melaka Kingdom began.
Title: The Port City of Malacca painted by unknown artist
Credit: Taken from Wijaya, Daya Negri (2022). Malacca Beyond European Colonialism (15th–17th centuries) (PhD thesis). Universidade do Porto. Page 71.
Author: Artist unknown
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