JMBRAS Vol. 59, Part 1 (June 1986)

Series: Journal of the Malayan/Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Date: June 1986

The Perak Sultanate: ancient and modern — Khoo Kay Kim (pp. 1–26)
A valley of megaliths in West Sumatra. Mahat (Schnitger’s Aoer Doeri) revisited — J.N. Miksic (pp. 27–32)
The 1839–1841 settlement of Kedah: the Siamese compromise — Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian (pp. 33–48)
Raja Brooke’s coal mining concession in Brunei — A.V.M. Horton (pp. 49–72)
Notes on events in Palembang 1389–1511: the everlasting colony — R.W. McRoberts (pp. 73–83)
Some early Islamic tombstones in Patani — W.A. Bougas (pp. 85–112)
The elephants of Syed Zin — J.M. Gullick (pp. 113–123)
After its own image. The Trengganu experience. Shaharil Talib — W.R. Roff (pp. 125–126) [Review]
Power and gold: jewellery from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines from the collection of the Barbier-Muller Museum Geneva. S. Rodgers — R. Waterson (pp. 127–129) [Review]
Pastel portraits: Singapore’s architectural heritage. M. Gretchen — Chen Voon Fee (pp. 130–133) [Review]
Emerald Hill: the story of a street in words and pictures. Lee Kip Lin — Chen Voon Fee (pp. 134–135) [Review]

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