The History of Sumatra eBook

William Marsden
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 680 pages of information about The History of Sumatra.

The History of Sumatra eBook

William Marsden
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 680 pages of information about The History of Sumatra.

Herbs: 
and shrubs used medicinally.

Hills: 
inhabitants of, subject to goitres.

Hippopotamus.

History: 
of Malayan kings. 
Of Achinese.

Hollanders: 
their first visit to Sumatra.

Holloway, (Mr. Giles).

Horse-racing: 
practised by the Battas.

Horses: 
small breed of. 
Occasionally used in war. 
Eaten as food by the Battas.

Hot springs.

Houses: 
description of.

Human flesh: 
eaten by the Battas.

Iang de per-tuan: 
title of sovereignty.

Ibrahim (otherwise, Saleh-eddin shah): 
king of Achin, his origin. 
Enmity to the Portuguese. 
Transactions of his reign, and death.

Iju: 
a peculiar vegetable substance used for cordage.

Ilhas d’Ouro: 
attempts of the Portuguese to discover them.

Import-trade.

Incest.

Indalas: 
one of the Malayan names of Sumatra.

Indigo: 
Broad-leafed or tarum akar.

Indragiri: 
river of. 
Has its source in a lake of the Menangkabau country.

Indrapura: 
kingdom of.

Inhabitants: 
general distinctions of.

Inheritance: 
rules of.

Ink: 
manufacture of.

Insanity.

Insects: 
Various kinds of, enumerated.

Instruments: 
musical.

Interest: 
of money.

Investiture.

Ipu: 
river of. 
Sungei-ipu (a different river).

Iron: 
Ore smelted. 
Manufactures of. 
Mines.

Iskander Muda (Paduka Sri): 
king of Achin, receives a letter from king James the first, by Captain
Best, and gives permission for establishing an English factory. 
Conquers Johor. 
Attacks Malacca with a great fleet. 
Receives an embassy from France. 
Again attacks Malacca. 
His death. 
Wealth and power.

Islands: 
near the western coast, account of.

Ivory.

Jack: 
fruit.

Jaggri: 
imperfect sort of sugar from a species of palm.

Jambi: 
river of. 
Colonies settled on branches of it, for collecting gold. 
Has its source in the Limun country. 
Town of.

Jambu: 
fruit.

James the first: 
king, writes a letter to the king of Achin.

Jeinal: 
sultan of Pase, his history.

Johor: 
kingdom of.

Kampar: 
river of. 
King of, negotiates with Alboquerque.

Kampongs: 
or fortified villages.

Kananga: 
flowering tree.

Kapini: 
island of.

Kasumba: 
name of, given to the carthamus and the bixa.

Kataun: 
or Cattown, river of.

Kima: 
or gigantic cockle.

Koran.

Korinchi: 
country. 
Mr. Campbell’s visit to it. 
Situation of lake. 
Inhabitants and buildings. 
Food, articles of commerce, gold. 
Account of lepers. 
Peculiar plants. 
Character of the natives.

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