So, the legendary Hang Tuah is just a myth. The whole history book about him, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Kasturi and Hang Lekiu was just a fiction, and hence should be burnt to ashes!Its a shame, especially to Melaka. After all the effort undertaken by the state government to woo tourists to 'Perigi Hang Li Po' and 'Makam Hang Tuah', the upshot to it is nothing but a historic disgrace.
It also means that there were no personalities like Tun Teja, Hang Li Po, Kitol and Puteri Gunung Ledang as depicted in many history books. I learnt about it since my primary school, proud that my state was very historical.
So, if the mausoleum in Tanjong Keling is not that of Hang Tuah, who could it belong to? Hang Bodoh?
Prof Khoo Kay Kim could be right and wrong. Nobody could come forward with any tangible evidence that Hang Tuah & Gang and Hang Li Po really had existed. It was narrated from a generation to the next generation by people whom we call 'believers'. But are we blaming them should the facts are just mere fabrications?
And what about Kublai Khan and Genghiz Khan of whom we also learnt in school? Their existence was not verbatim as of today where camera and video are the legitimate tools of proof. Is it okay to say that I only recognise Zaman Khan because I used to shake hands with him?
What about the history of Hong Kong and Kowloon which was named after 'kau-lung' or the nine dragons? Is it a myth too as no dragon has yet to be traced in that territory? Or is it true that Neil Armstrong step foot on the moon hoisting the US flag since many parties were already questioning the logic, while some said it was photoed in a studio.
Are Marco Polo and Alexander The Great really had existed? Is Loch Ness Monster a true story or a myth?
I don't have any answer for all this but historians are people who should take care of the fact and figure. There shouldn't be any exaggeration to what has taken place.
However, it is usual for history data to be manipulated and twisted in favor of the story-teller or those in power. The Americans never recognise the fact that it was the black people who built the White House, and not them!
Another question is, did Mahsuri really exist?
As a 'orang Melaka', I feel embarrassed and cheated with Khoo's remarks but he has every rights to his own viewpoint. The only thing is the unbearable humiliation Ali Rustam has to face over the issue. The people of Melaka too will be frustrated.
So, what is true about Melaka history when there were no Hang Tuah, Hang Li Po, Laksamana Tun Perak, Datuk Bentara, Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Dang Anum and others? Was Parameswara really the man from Palembang who founded Melaka? Any proof of his existence?
What is true is only the Portuguese attacks on the kingdom in 1511, right? But still, why must they come up with such a story?
What's next?
21 comments:
tu gambar hang tuah ke? samada h.tuah ada ke takda itu satu hal lah, tapi dah takde pakar sejarah lain ke kat msia ni, asyik2 kkk? mana prof2 lain, tolong la buat keje jgn kejar jawatan dan title je. saya rasa h.tuah dan sejarah Melaka penting dalam sejarah melayu, jadi kita perlu buat kajian mendalam.
not only a shame for melaka but malaysia as a whole.
i wonder why did our historians make up such stories...
kalau dongeng, biarkan je la.
dah berabad-abad benda ni sebati dalam jiwa rakyat malaysia. jadi, janganlah rosakkannya hanya kerana penemuan yang belum disahkan ini.
salam,
apa yang dibuat oleh prof khoo memang mengejutkan tetapi beliau hanya mengasaskannya kepada kepercayaannya sendiri.
jadi, eloklah jangan lagi disentuh isu ini.
khoo sendiri, saya rasa, tidak pasti sama ada telahannya itu benar atau tidak.
khoo seorang penipu!!!
mungkin khoo kay kim dah celaru dah kut....elok tak payah dok dengar dialah....ada banyak lagi yang pandai sejarah bukan dia seorang saja....dia buat silap tu...silap banyak....
Jai,
Why NOW and what prompted him?
When the learned prof and his other colleagues declared that Malaysia was never colonised, it was prompted by Mohd.Sabu's statement.
What other historians particularly those from Melaka have to say about this ?
ZMS
KKK's finding tu pun tak tau siapa yang validate...Pakar sejarah pungkok dia... nyanyok dah kot ....research dia nak cari publisiti lah tu.... Tok Nek dia pun tah dari mana??? Dia dok sibuk pasai hang tuah tu awat nya? Cari lah mana mai tok hang dulu..
KKK's finding tu pun tak tau siapa yang validate...Pakar sejarah pungkok dia... nyanyok dah kot ....research dia nak cari publisiti lah tu.... Tok Nek dia pun tah dari mana??? Dia dok sibuk pasai hang tuah tu awat nya? Cari lah mana mai tok hang dulu..
Ask chinese, Guan Yu really exist? also monkey king in journey to the west? how about sun tzu? no evidence he was a person, we just found his treaty.
chinese don't care, it were part of their heritage and never question the authentic of the story, they just embrace it as part of their culture.
Malays should do the same
this is the agenda of malaysian malaysia
very confusing.
i want to believe but i dont want to...
what the heck!
Typical malaysian chinese. Bila dah terkenal, mewah dan berjaya dia akan pusing dan hentam Melayu kaw-kaw. Ini maruah beb, JANGAN BIARKAN... menjadi nanah
Bro Jai,
In the first place, we shouldn't discuss this issue at length. The more we talk about this, the more credit and attention Prof Khoo Khay Kim gets. As we understand, he's just talking rubbish. It's just like if we accuse Julius Caesar is a gay, who can prove or disapprove it?
This issue brought against Hang Tuah & Co is totally crap and its just a diversion that'd trapped everybody in useless discussion.
What needs to be pointed out in this myth and history is that the myth is just as important as historical facts ( as certified by scientic means we learn from the Western academic mode). Why? Because for Southeast Asia in general and Malaysia in particular, our forefathers do not record history- read socio-cultural and historical happenings/ values-- in the same way as the West or even China and Vietnam did. Our forefathers do not see the significance of "scientific historical truth" but very much value the "facts" that are important to the society of their time.
So what if Hang Tuah and Co. are not historical figures? What is important is the message they convey to their society and to us "their" descendants. That Hang Tuah represents the ideal hero who embodies the socio-cultural values of the traditional Malay world since C 16th. is most important to know an we should ask why so? (TEACHERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS)
The socio-cultural and political values conveyed by Hang Tuah and Co. are what make them important in the history of Malays and Malaya. It is sad that this values have been ruined by those who use short-cut in their history-writing and thus mislead the minds of our young.
A very sad situation for our history as an academic subject and as a guide to understand the present.
Menurut Andaya (2002), Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat dan Hang Kasturi adalah pemimpin ulung kaum Orang Asli. Kekuasaan Orang Asli dalam pemerintahan Melaka serta kerajaan-kerajaan melayu yang lain mengalami kemerosotan dengan kematian ketiga-tiga tokoh ini. Pendapat ini dipetik dari Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula, Macmillan, London 1906 karangan Skeat, W.William and C.O. Blagden.
Andaya juga memetik pendapat Juli Edo, seorang ahli antropologi dari etnik Semai yang mengatakan bahawa Hang Tuah dan Hang Jebat adalah Orang Asli. Hang Tuah ialah Orang Jakun (Winsdtedt, 1935). Hang Tuah dan keluarganya berpindah ke Hulu Perak selepas kematian Hang Jebat.
hang tuah pandai terbang tak. kalau pandai terbang sahlah benar sebab org dulu-dulu ramai yg boleh terbang. ala macam dalam filem kung fu tu. hang tuah kan org china.
kublai and genghis had their history imprinted on the fabric of almost all civilizations in asia and europe with written records from chinese and arab historians. sarcastic mockings are not gonna change logic on hang tuah.
Tun teja mmg wujud.. Saya dari keturunan tun teja.
Hang Tuah dan Hang Li Po adalah sebahagian dari sejarah Melaka dan Malaysia, tidak boleh dinafikan oleh sesiapapun. Kerana nama mereka terkandung dalam pustaka agung negara Sulalatus Salatin dan Hik. Hang Tuah.
Pakar akademik Barat seperti German dan Britain pernah menafikan kewujudan Jesus (Nabi Isa) dalam dunia Kristian yang menimbulkan kekecohan di kalangan umat Kristian tetapi berjuta-juta orang di dunia ini masih mempercayai Jesus. Apa yang dicatatkan oleh para pujangga/penulis istana/ahli qurra adalah benar, cuma cerita2 dulu banyak mitos dan unsur legenda. Tetapi pada masa dulu mythos dan legenda merupakan sumber utama penulisan zaman tradisional bukan seperti sekarang kita ada buku, jurnal, magazine dll. Dulu tradisi dari satu generasi ke satu generasi merupakan cara kita merakamkan sumber kita. Tak ade museum, arkib mahupun library. semuanya dalam otak para sarjana istana seperti hard disk komputer dihafalkan zaman berzaman seperti ahli qurra zaman Nabi.
Vani Vasudevan
Hang Tuah dan Hang Li Po adalah sebahagian dari sejarah Melaka dan Malaysia, tidak boleh dinafikan oleh sesiapapun. Kerana nama mereka terkandung dalam pustaka agung negara Sulalatus Salatin dan Hik. Hang Tuah.
Pakar akademik Barat seperti German dan Britain pernah menafikan kewujudan Jesus (Nabi Isa) dalam dunia Kristian yang menimbulkan kekecohan di kalangan umat Kristian tetapi berjuta-juta orang di dunia ini masih mempercayai Jesus. Apa yang dicatatkan oleh para pujangga/penulis istana/ahli qurra adalah benar, cuma cerita2 dulu banyak mitos dan unsur legenda. Tetapi pada masa dulu mythos dan legenda merupakan sumber utama penulisan zaman tradisional bukan seperti sekarang kita ada buku, jurnal, magazine dll. Dulu tradisi dari satu generasi ke satu generasi merupakan cara kita merakamkan sumber kita. Tak ade museum, arkib mahupun library. semuanya dalam otak para sarjana istana seperti hard disk komputer dihafalkan zaman berzaman seperti ahli qurra zaman Nabi.
Vani Vasudevan
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