Johor Lama Chronology

Firstly, we need to know about the chronologhy of Johor Lama. Based on the ancient books, these is what I have come out about the flow of Kota Johor Lama

Johor Lama Chronology

Ancient Johor

11^th century AD – Johor Lama have been written as Wura-Wuri which means in old Javanese words as “clear water”

13^th century AD – In Malay annals wrote about the story of Badang, the decent man with extreme strength whose work with Sri Rama Wira Kerma, ruler of Temasik from the area of Sayong.

1435AD – Written in Malay Annals that Raja Suran after he conquered Gangganagara (Singapura), he had travelled on some while and come back to Gangganagara. In the inscription say that it was a large country with a fort of black stone and reach until Johor river.

Johor Sultanate

1528AD – Sultan AlauddinRiayatSyah founding the Johor Lama

1535AD - Estevao da Gama, Leader of Malacca Portuguese attacked Johor Lama with 15 boats and 400 army, Sultan have move to Sayong.

1540AD – Sultan Alauddin come back to Johor Lama and built the city in Johor Lama

1564AD - SultanMuzaffar have been appointed as 3^rd Sultan of Johor at Johor Lama but died in battle with acheh in 1570AD

1570AD –Sultan Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II had been appointed as 4^th Sultan of Johor in Seluyut but come back building empire in Johor Lama in 1574AD

1576AD –Attack from Portuguese but fail

1578AD – Again attack from Portuguese but fail

1586AD –Portuguese conquer Johor Lama after great battle with Johor army.

1587AD – Sultan Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II open attacking Malacca as Portuguese focus their battalion at the Sungai Johor and take back Johor Lama.

August 1987AD – Portuguese conquer back Johor Lama with the aids from Goa and Sultan Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II run to BatuSawar and died there.

City without Sultan

1604AD – Andre Fartado, one of the asia’s Portuguese leader have come to Johor Lama for the preservation and for the measurement of these heritage area.

1695AD –Alexander Hamilton recorded that Johor Lama have become the city of traders which among the trades is mines, elephants, dry coconut etc. but not for the Sultan

Archeology

1900AD – After being abandoned without any historical milage, Museum Department have come to the area to excavate the archeloghy that have been buried at that area and have been preserved accordingly until now.

During its peak time of Johor Sultanate time, Portuguese inscription had recorded that Johor Lama is a beautiful city located at the hill surrounding with the strong woods and it’s have strong stone city.

References:

Sejarah Johor, Haji BuyongAdil, 1980

Johor:Dahuludansekarang: Abdullah Zakaria , 1994

A History of Johore: R.O. Windstedt, 1932