| Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen of England
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| | ruled Pattani as an unmarried queen. She
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| was not alone as a woman ruler who
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| | was Raja Hijau or the Green Queen. She
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| remained unmarried throughout her life.
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| | was chosen as a ruler under tragic
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| Let's begin with the death of Elizabeth
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| | circumstances, after all male heirs in
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| in 1603. Seven years after her death, a
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| | her family died as a result of power
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| Malay princess ascended the throne of
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| | struggle. The people preferred her to
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| Kelantan to eventually reign longer than
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| | her predecessors, praising her for making
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| Elizabeth. She was Princess Wan Kembang.
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| | prices of food cheaper. Unlike a movie
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| When Wan Kembang was born, Kelantan was
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| | which portrayed the Green Queen competing
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| so prosperous that foreign merchants were
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| | with others to obtain some cannons under
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| said to intentionally destroy their own
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| | the sea, the historical Green Queen
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| vessels upon arrival so that they could
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| | actually made Pattani a prosperous
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| have an excuse to stay there forever.
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| | trading center in which one of its hot
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| Wan Kembang's father died when she was
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| | items was - firearms. Disputes among
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| about four years old and the sole
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| | traders from Japan and Holland might had
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| heiress. A cousin of Wan Kembang's
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| | tested Her Majesty's diplomatic skills.
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| mother, a prince of Johor, was appointed
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| | However, it was these traders who helped
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| to be the Regent. Wan Kembang's royal
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| | defend Pattani against a formidable
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| uncle handed over the throne only at the
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| | threat, Siam.
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| time of his death, by then she was in her
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| | Raja Hijau was succeeded by her sister
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| thirties.
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| | Raja Biru, the Blue Queen who was also
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| Wan Kembang was apparently well-groomed
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| | unmarried. Raja Biru died after ruling
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| for her job: Kelantan continued to
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| | for only eight years. She was succeeded
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| prosper under her rule. Arab traders
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| | by another sister Raja Ungu, the Purple
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| bestowed upon her the title "Paduka Cik
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| | Queen. Raja Ungu passed the throne to
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| Siti" in which Siti means honourable
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| | her daughter Raja Kuning, the Yellow
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| woman. Henceforth, the Queen of Kelantan
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| | Queen. I can assure you this is not
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| came to be known as Cik Siti Wan Kembang.
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| | fairy tale. This was the golden era of
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| Like Elizabeth I, Wan Kembang turned
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| | Pattani under the four rainbow queens :
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| down marriage proposals to remain single
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| | Raja Hijau, Raja Biru, Raja Ungu and Raja
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| for the throne. Her favourite companion
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| | Kuning. These ladies ruled Pattani for
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| was an adorable barking deer which she
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| | almost a century.
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| immortalized by stamping its likeness on
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| | If only Elizabeth I were able to
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| her royal coins. The name Cik Siti Wan
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| | communicate with the Malay speaking
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| Kembang and her beloved barking deer
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| | world, she would have found quite a few
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| became synonymous with Kelantan until
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| | women in the same shoes as she was.
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| this very day. Wan Kembang probably
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| | For the Malay language version of this
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| retired in her nineties and was succeeded
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| | story go to
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| by her adopted daughter, Princess
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| | Copyright 2008 - Wan Yee. All Rights
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| Saadong. After this point, she became a
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| legend because nobody knows where and
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| | may reprint this article as long as you
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| when she died.
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| | leave all of the links active, do not
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| It is believed that the mother of Wan
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| | edit the article in any way, give author
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| Kembang was a princess of Pattani. An
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| | name credit and follow all of terms of
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| older contemporary of Wan Kembang, also
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| | service for Publishers.
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