 In contrast, the stage musical followed the precedent set by the film by making the Princess a mortal human being, and uses the unique creation of the love affair between her and Tuah as the reason she decides to live on Mount Ledang.In order to set up the Princess as a mortal princess, the Majapahit empire was chosen as her kingdom of origin.At the time of Sultan Mahmud’s rule, the Majapahit empire was a powerful neighbour of Malacca.