What is Sang Sapurba?
In the [[Malay annals]], the legend of '''Sang Sapurba''' was a king of the [[Malays|Malay]] who came from mount Siguntang Mahameru. He claimed descent from the [[Dhul-Qarnayn]], king of the Malay world, later the Malay of royal clans who claimed to be his descendants.<ref>Raffles, T. S., (1821), ''Malay annals'' (trans. John Leyden), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown</ref> According [[Minangkabau]] chronicle, he is referred to as great king of the king (''Maharajadiraja''), he was a heroic figure who killed Katimuno Snake, an immense snake, which destroyed their cultivation. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Legendary people]] [[Category:History of Malaysia]] {{Asia-stub}}