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The Virgin Queen of the Malay World

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




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