Malacca-Ming Diplomatic Relations
According to the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu), the sultan dispatched Tun Perpatih Putih as his envoy to Ming China. He carried a letter to the Emperor in which it was mentioned that Hang Liu was sent to Malacca to be the bride of the Sultan. Hang Li Po came to Malacca along with 500 (sons of ministers) and other female attendants, many attendants later married officials serving Mansur Shah as Hang Li Po married the sultan after she accepted conversion to Islam. After their marriage, the sultan built a palace for Hang Li Po and her attendants were given a permanent home at Chinese Hill which serves as a cemetery for the local Chinese.
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