Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t4.94
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c14.t4.94
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Even as late as 1537 A. D. vestiges of Hindu culture still remained at Malacca ; for Hai-yu tells us that 'the people write with Indian letters.'² As Wilkinson observes, "to this day, when the casual visitor walks from the landing steps to the Stadt-house, he can see on the slopes of the hill a weird image of a Makara, the sole surviving relic of the time when the ruler of Malacca was still a Hindu."³