Tun Teja Mausoleum, Historical mausoleum in Merlimau, Jasin District, Malaysia.
The Tun Teja Mausoleum (Makam Tun Teja) stands in the middle of a paddy field at Kampung Pengkalan Samak, Merlimau, Jasin District, Melaka. The tomb itself is painted white, its headstone draped with yellow cloth, and visitors reach it through an archway and a long path flanked by tall temple pillar trees.
The mausoleum holds the remains of Tun Teja Ratna Benggala, wife of Sultan Mahmud Shah, who died in 1511 while fleeing Portuguese forces. This event connected to the major transformations the region underwent during that era.
Tun Teja Ratna Benggala was a consort of Sultan Mahmud Shah, and the tomb is known locally as Makam Tun Teja. The white-painted tomb with its yellow-clothed headstone is visited by local residents who come to pray and leave offerings. The archway and the tall temple pillar trees along the approach path mark the burial ground within the paddy field.
The tomb stands in the middle of a paddy field at Kampung Pengkalan Samak in Merlimau, Jasin District. Reach it through an archway and a long path flanked by tall temple pillar trees; the white tomb and yellow-clothed headstone are visible from the path.
Tun Teja died, according to tradition, on the road to Muar in Johor as Sultan Mahmud Shah's court fled the Portuguese in 1511, and was buried at Kampung Pengkalan Samak, not in Melaka city. The tomb itself is a white-painted grave with a headstone wrapped in yellow cloth, reached through an archway and a long path flanked by tall temple pillar trees.
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