Orang Kayo Hitam

Once upon a time, there was a king in Jambi Palace. He was a third child from Akhmad Salim and Puteri Selaro Pinang Masak. He refused to send some glory to Mataram (Majapahit) once a year. He said, “Jambi is a palace. Mataram is a palace. Both of them is same, so why should us give our rich to them?” Orang Kayo Hitam’s statement can assure every people. There was nothing glory that send to Mataram anymore. King of Mataram was very angry. A fortune-teller of Mataram Palace said that Orang Kayo Hitam could be killed with a sword.

            Orang Kayo Hitam heard about it but he didn’t mind of that news. He looking for sword maker in Mataram. After looking for around Mataram, he found a sword maker that didn’t know about him. Orang Kayo Hitam killed him and then King of Mataram didn’t want to continue what that he wanted.

            Orang Kayo Hitam greeted warmly by Mataram Palace. He was looked awesome with puncture bun on his head. Uncomplete sword used between his puncture bun on his head. And that would be in place at the waist as a marker shoots of Jambi Government.  At the first time Orang Kayo Hitam choosed as a vice-palace in Pemalang, but he refused it. He said that he choses Jambi and he wanted back to there.  “My father is old, whether it lives, whether it die, I have left my country too long.”

            When he returned to Jambi, Orang Kayo Hitam brings his wife, Putri Ratu Mataram and his son, Raden Jaya which then holds the Temenggung Mangku Negoro. In the course of that sword Siginjei completed as heirloom sword is already  which is already completed with Charles manikam quality.

            After arriving back in Jambi not long from that time Orang Kayo Hitam to wants to learn and interest in the hair strands twisted butts float. Orang Kayo Hitam have been searching various news sources celebrated figures then he went to Air Hitam Pauh  to see menemui Temenggung Merah Mato. At the residence of the Temenggu, he was given a betel tread containing betel nut of iron. The exam is not a problem because the dish in chewing betel as usual. After the test of dexterity and magic takes place in the courtyard. Nearly three-day test took place with a balanced, nothing else to lose or win, while the pounding hearts of the Orang Kayo Hitam to  Temenggu’s daughter be stronger to confess openly.

            Temenggu’s daughter reply the Orang Kayo Hitam’s love and after the talk Temenggu allowed Orang Kayo Hitam to marry his daughter. As tradition hendak diisi lembagonyo hendak di tuang, sudah buruk dimemakai, sudah habis dimakan, sudah besesap berjerami sudah bepadam bepekuburan, bertitian teras betanggo batu, jalan berambah yang di turut, baju bejahit yang di pakai, sudah gayur pinang sudah seko kelapo sederakah, so Orang Kayo Hitam must provides emas selesung besak seruas buluh talang dan selengan baju serta kepala tungau segantang ulang aling dengan 40 orang dara putri untuk pengiring.

            Finally Orang Kayo Hitam married Temenggu’s daughter, Putri Mayang Mengurai at Air Hitam Pauh. That was happened seven days. After that the group Orang Kayo Hitam milir Batang Hari dan Batang Tembesi follow the message his father-in-law to accompany a pair of ducks.

            Then, after it a few times milir ashore in some places, then near Pandan Island went ashore, muput (mandi tanah) there and disappear. Temenggung Merah Mato appropriate message and Grandma Indrijati's where you build the country on a chosen land. When cutting shrubs terkapak bedil besi, nebas to two terkapak large gong. Secondly it became heirlooms because after that to let Temenggung Mereh Mato’s brother is Temenggung Temantan busy looking for his elder brother who disappeared and after counting the lines of fortune, it is believed the iron guns (cannons) is the incarnation of the Temenggung Mereh Mato as knew as "Sijimat " and big gong Temenggung wife incarnation called " Gong Sitimang ".

            Upon returning from Air Hitam, preach about guns and gongs, Orang Kayo Hitam rifle and gong back to the place to find and continue the work to clear land in a place chosen duck that called "Tanah Pilih" who later as the location of the palace of King Jambi. After the Tanah Pilih Palace undermined by colonial Dutch in the Sultanate of Sultan Taha Saifuddin made in the Dutch military barracks and now the Masjid Agung Al-Falah, the grand mosque known as the Mosque thousand poles.

            From Air Hitam, participated in the group's sister Princess Mayang Parse named Raden Kuning Megat Dialam and other entourage of them settled in the Tanah Pilih which then increasingly crowded. Shortly thereafter, his youthful spirit surge to go wander into the sea area which, according to the story of the sailors, there are many islands there. Raden Kuning Megat Dialam will approved by the Orang Kayo Pingai and Orang Kayo Hitam.

            For the sake of the stability of his departure is done safely and refuse alms prayer custody at the same time giving the title of  Orang Kayo Singodirajo to Raden Kuning Megat Dialam. Orang Kayo Hitam handed his Kapal Harimau Jantan to Orang Kayo Singodirajo meet the desires seek his fortune in the islands of the sea. When removing the sails, Orang Kayo Hitam told "dimana juga tetapnya Adinda, maka segeralah Adinda datang kepada Kakanda di Tanah Pilih".

The first island that had been landed by Orang Kayo Singodirajo, in that place meets  people who claimed to be from Kuala Reteh Indragiri, even adayang of Palembang and other areas gathered to make a living along the coast of the island. They all call themselves as a (group) Mentang and Baruq nation. Not far from there looked Pualu Singkep and another island which has a three-pronged mountain peaks called Pulau Daik, and there is an island called Pulau Pandan other. The islands unpopulated island. After considerate-weigh the Orang Kayo Singodirajo agree with Mentang nation and to make the country Pulau Baruq Daik. That determination of their togetherness. People in the cluster of  Pualu Bangka in taken him along to enliven Daik. The Pualu Daik Sungi are traced from the estuary towards Uluan. Upon arriving at a site unchanged and their tributaries is considered suitable LLU made in the settlements. The river had been named by Orang Kayo Singodirajo, and the river anme is Linggah River, and the villaged called Kampung Linggah Daik. From day to day the village more crowded with immigrants, they are all obedient and submissive so that the agreement of all the population of Orang Kayo Singodirajo in the lift as Raja Penguasa Pulau Lingga dan Singkep.

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A story from Jambi