Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa - The Descendants of Merong Mahawangsa

The Descendants of Merong Mahawangsa

Below is the list of the descendants of Merong Mahawangsa according to the Kedah Annals:

• King Merong Mahawangsa, A ruler from Rome and later settled in Bujang Valley and founded the Kingdom of Langkasuka. He is said to be a descendent to Alexander the great. He was a ruler and he was a Hindu. Merong have 3 son, Merong Mahapudisat is the eldest, Ganjil Sarjuna is the second eldest and Seri Mahawangsa, the youngest in the family. Merong also had a daughter, Raja Puteri is the second youngest in the family. He was later succeeded by his eldest son, Merong Mahapudisat. Merong then left to Rome, leaving his son the ruler of Langkasuka
• King Merong Mahapudisat, He became the king of Langkasuka after his father, Merong Mahawangsa went back to his original home, which is Rome. Merong Mahapudisat was the eldest son. He was also the first king of Siam.
• King Ganjil Sarjuna, Ganjil Sarjuna was crowned king after his brother's death. He was the second eldest in the family. He founded and became the first king of the Gangga Negara kingdom.
• Raja Puteri (in English, King Princess), She became the King of Langkasuka after his brother, Ganjil Sarjuna died. She is the youngest daughter in the family. She was also the first king of Pattani.
• King Seri Mahawangsa, He became the king of Langkasuka after his brother, Ganjil Sarjuna died.
• Seri Maha Inderawangsa, He is the son of Seri Mahawangsa. He was called King Bersiong because of his cannibal behaviour and described to have drink human blood. He was the original succeeder of Seri Mahawangsa, But because of his behaviour, Seri Mahawangsa had no choice but to imprison him. Seri Maha Inderawangsa fled to Mount Jerai. He remained hidden for a long time and later had son, called Phra Ong Mahapudisat. Before the death of Seri Mahawangsa some years later after Phra Ong Maapudist was born, he asked his soldiers of Langkasuka to hunt Seri Maha Inderawangsa and kill him. He was later found and was ambushed by the soldiers of Langkasuka. He died but his son, Phra Ong Mahapudisat was spare because he was the only person that was next to the throne.
• King Phra Ong Mahapudisat, After Seri Mahawangsa's death, Langkasuka needed a succeder that had a royal blood. Phra Ong Mahapudist was crowned king after his father's death.
• Phra Ong Mahawangsa, He was the only son of Phra Ong Mahapudisat. He was originally Hindu, but when Islam first came to the Malay Peninsula, he accepted Islam and later became a Muslim. He later changed his name into Sultan Mudzafar Shah and changed the kingdom of Lankasuka into the Kedah Sultanate.