Pengkalan Kempas

Pengkalan Kempas

*Pongkalan Kompeh*
Pengkalan Kempas Pongkalan Kompeh
Hamlet
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤڠكالن كمڤاس‎
• Chinese	船头
	Ancient standing stones in Pengkalan Kempas, Negeri Sembila
	Pengkalan Kempas Location of Pengkalan Kempas Pengkalan Kempas Pengkalan Kempas (Peninsular Malaysia) Pengkalan Kempas Pengkalan Kempas (Malaysia)
	Coordinates: 2°27′N 102°01′E / 2.450°N 102.017°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
District	Port Dickson
Luak	Linggi
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MYT)
Postal code	71150

Pengkalan Kempas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Pongkalan Kompeh; Jawi: ڤڠكالن كمڤاس; Chinese: 船头) is a hamlet in Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex is located here. It is also called Keramat Ujung Pasir.

Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex[edit]

Located about 23 km from the Cape Rachado (Tanjung Tuan) lighthouse and 34 km from Port Dickson town. Here you will find a 15th-century tomb of a historical personality, Ulama Sheikh Ahmad Majanu, with its famous carved megalith.^[1] Next to his grave are the famous stone inscriptions or "Batu Bersurat" which depict his struggle and victory. The enigma surrounding the stone remains unsolved to this day. Of special interest is the ‘ordeal stone’, an ancient lie-detector, through which a person puts his arm when answering questions. If he lies, the stone tightens like a vice.

References[edit]

^ de CASPARIS, J. G. (1980). "Ahmat Majanu's Tombstone at Pengkalan Kempas and Its Kawi Inscription". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 53 (1 (237)): 1–22. ISSN 0126-7353.

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[1] CASPARIS, J. G. (1980). "Ahmat Majanu's Tombstone at Pengkalan Kempas and Its Kawi Inscription". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 53 (1 (237)): 1–22. ISSN 0126-7353.

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