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" The stag hunts by a red and black-stripped lion in this new land. This is new home of lion-like. "

Born: Late 13th century at Palembang, Srivijaya
Died: 1347 at Kingdom of Singapura
Caused of Death: ???
Burial: Keramat Iskandar Shah, Fort Canning Hill (disputed)
Reign: 1299-1347
Predecessor: Kingdom founded
Successor: Sri Wikrama Wira
Spouse: Wan Sri Bini
Issue: Sri Wikrama Wira
Relatives: Sang Sapurba (father)
Religion: Hinduism

Sang Nila Utama was a Srivijayan prince from Palembang and is the founder of the Kingdom of Singapura in 1299.

He landed safely on the beach, and went to hunt wild animals near the river mouth on a patch of open ground, now referred to as the Padang. Suddenly, he saw a strange animal with a red body, black head and a white breast, which swiftly disappeared into the jungle. Impressed by this beast's beauty, he asked his chief minister Demang Lebar Daun what animal it was and was informed that it was a lion. Pleased with this as he believed it to be a good omen, he decided to build his new city in Temasek. He and his men stayed on the island and founded a city, renaming the island to Singapura, which in Sanskrit means "Lion City".

It has been pointed out that lions have never lived in Singapore (not even Asiatic lions), and the beast seen by Sang Nila Utama was therefore suggested to be a tiger, most likely to be the Malayan tiger.

Website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sang_Nil…

Made by: IbisPaint
Date: 5/9/2021

This drawing - © Ognimdo2002

Description
" The stag hunts by a red and black-stripped lion in this new land. This is new home of lion-like. "

Born: Late 13th century at Palembang, Srivijaya
Died: 1347 at Kingdom of Singapura
Caused of Death: ???
Burial: Keramat Iskandar Shah, Fort Canning Hill (disputed)
Reign: 1299-1347
Predecessor: Kingdom founded
Successor: Sri Wikrama Wira
Spouse: Wan Sri Bini
Issue: Sri Wikrama Wira
Relatives: Sang Sapurba (father)
Religion: Hinduism

Sang Nila Utama was a Srivijayan prince from Palembang and is the founder of the Kingdom of Singapura in 1299.

He landed safely on the beach, and went to hunt wild animals near the river mouth on a patch of open ground, now referred to as the Padang. Suddenly, he saw a strange animal with a red body, black head and a white breast, which swiftly disappeared into the jungle. Impressed by this beast's beauty, he asked his chief minister Demang Lebar Daun what animal it was and was informed that it was a lion. Pleased with this as he believed it to be a good omen, he decided to build his new city in Temasek. He and his men stayed on the island and founded a city, renaming the island to Singapura, which in Sanskrit means "Lion City".

It has been pointed out that lions have never lived in Singapore (not even Asiatic lions), and the beast seen by Sang Nila Utama was therefore suggested to be a tiger, most likely to be the Malayan tiger.

Website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sang_Nil…

Made by: IbisPaint
Date: 5/9/2021

This drawing - © Ognimdo2002