{"id":272,"date":"2023-11-05T14:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focuspublisher.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:57:51","slug":"retracing-history-from-bukit-siguntang-to-the-riau-archipelago-and-the-malay-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focuspublisher.com\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Retracing History: From Bukit Siguntang to the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/focuspublisher.com\/?attachment_id=612\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?fit=1500%2C1383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1383\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1760155574\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?fit=1024%2C944&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?resize=1500%2C1383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?resize=1024%2C944&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?resize=768%2C708&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Retracing History: From Bukit Siguntang to the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 978-623-88739-3-7<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Samson Rambah Pasir, Raja Muhammad Amin, Raja Erwan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Focus Publishing Intermedia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This book, <em>Retracing History: From Bukit Siguntang to the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula<\/em>, is a captivating read for history enthusiasts and Malay heritage scholars alike\u2014including Gen Z and Millennials. Written in an accessible yet academically rigorous style, it presents a compelling narrative without compromising its scholarly essence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The book explores the historical journey of the Malay civilization, tracing its origins from Bukit Siguntang Mahameru to the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. It delves into the legendary figure of Raja Iskandar Zulkarnain\u2014navigating between myth and historical fact\u2014within the grand narrative of Malay history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to tradition, Sang Sapurba, a direct descendant of Iskandar Zulkarnain, descended from Bukit Siguntang in Palembang and arrived in the Kingdom of Bentan in the Riau Archipelago. His son, Sang Nila Utama, later emerged as a pivotal figure, laying the foundations for the lineage of Malay rulers who would govern the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. ~<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retracing History: From Bukit Siguntang to the Riau Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula ISBN: 978-623-88739-3-7 Authors: Samson Rambah Pasir, Raja Muhammad Amin, Raja Erwan Publisher: Focus Publishing Intermedia This book, Retracing History: From Bukit Siguntang to the Riau Archipelago and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[19,13,12,17,15,16,18],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-digital-creator","tag-focus-publishing-intermedia","tag-muhammad-natsir-tahar","tag-pembuatan-website","tag-penerbit-buku","tag-penerbit-buku-batam-dan-kepri","tag-penerbit-nasional"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focuspublisher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1760155574.jpg?fit=1500%2C1383&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":269,"url":"https:\/\/focuspublisher.com\/?p=269","url_meta":{"origin":272,"position":0},"title":"The Oath of Allegiance: The Malay-Bugis Alliance of the Riau-Lingga-Johor-Pahang Kingdom","author":"Octo","date":"November 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Oath of Allegiance: The Malay-Bugis Alliance of the Riau-Lingga-Johor-Pahang Kingdom ISBN: 978-623-88739-4-4 Authors: Samson Rambah Pasir, Raja Muhammad Amin, Raja Erwan Publisher: Focus Publishing Intermedia This book chronicles the historical legacy of the Riau-Lingga-Johor-Pahang Kingdom and its territories, which thrived from 1722 to 1913. 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