Landmarks Sultanate of Singora
1 landmarks
1.1 forts @ khao daeng
1.2 tomb of sultan sulaiman shah
1.3 dutch cemetery
landmarks
typical of forts on mountain fort 4: built onto slope of khao daeng, abutting mountain @ rear , rising height of 4.4 metres along front. internal dimensions approximately 5.5 metres 8.5 metres.
after singora had been destroyed, sultan sulaiman s sons pardoned , assigned new positions in siam. later generations of sultan sulaiman s family closely connected siamese royalty: 2 of sulaiman s descendants commanded armed forces led prince surasi in 1786 conquest of pattani; princess sri sulalai, consort of king rama ii , mother of king rama iii, descended sultan sulaiman. present-day descendants include admiral niphon sirithorn, former commander-in-chief of royal thai navy general chavalit yongchaiyudh, 22nd prime minister of thailand; , family of silk weavers @ muslim village of phumriang in surat thani.
the forts @ khao daeng
thailand s ministry of culture details remains of fourteen forts on , around khao daeng mountain. forts 4, 8 , 9 preserved , characterise sultanate s military architecture: fort 4 can reached ascending flight of steps starts behind archaeological information centre, fort 8 accessible via stairway near sultan sulaiman shah mosque, fort 9 sits atop small motte near main road leading singha nakhon ko yo island. forts 5 , 6 occupy upper slopes of mountain , offer panoramic views of lake songkhla , gulf of thailand. 2 pagodas on summit of khao daeng built on base of fort 10 during 1830s commemorate suppression of rebellions in kedah.
in book in land of lady white blood: southern thailand , meaning of history, lorraine gesick discussed manuscript wat pha kho in sathing phra. manuscript (which in gesick s opinion dates late 17th century) consists of illustrated map ten metres long depicts sultan sulaiman s forts @ khao daeng. microfilm of manuscript, made american historian david wyatt, kept @ cornell university library.
the tomb of sultan sulaiman shah
located in muslim graveyard 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of khao daeng, tomb of sultan sulaiman shah housed in small, thai-style pavilion surrounded large trees. cemetery mentioned in sejarah kerajaan melayu patani (history of malay kingdom of patani), javi account drawn hikayat patani. text describes sultan sulaiman muslim raja died in battle , cemetery full of nothing jungle . tomb object of pilgrimage in deep south of thailand, sultan sulaiman revered muslims , buddhists alike.
the dutch cemetery
about 300 metres (980 ft) tomb of sultan sulaiman dutch cemetery known locally vilanda graveyard. cemetery located within grounds of ptt petroleum complex; permission needed gain access. in 1998 investigation of cemetery conducted using ground-penetrating radar. survey yielded detailed radargrams showing subsurface lime coffins belonged singora s 17th-century dutch community. paper discussing these findings presented iv meeting of environmental , engineering geophysical society in barcelona, september 1998.
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