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Bustan al-Salatin
The Bustan al-Salatin, 'Garden of Kings', is a Malay encyclopaedic work written by Nuruddin ar-Raniri at the court of Aceh, begun in 1638 at the command of Sultan Iskandar Thani. In seven books it covers the creation of the world, the prophets, the history of kings in the Middle East and the Malay world, and advice on good government. It is one of the largest works of classical Malay literature.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bustan al-Salatin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bustan-al-salatin
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