​​Once upon a time, there was Merong Mahawangsa who was very brave and strong. He was said to be a descendant of Alexander the Great, the renowned naval captain and traveller who came to Asia many years ago. It was the time when the Roman Empire was at the height of its power, during the reign of Hadrian – one of the Five Good Emperors. At that time, the Han Dynasty of China,was firmly cemented as the ruling empire and was expanding into Central Asia, one hundred years before the period of the Three Kingdoms.

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The Roman however encounter problems with their ship. The Roman fleet did their repairs and trading in Goa. Suddenly, it came to their realisation that they may ask the heroic Merong Mahawangsa to escort a Roman prince to Southeast Asia. The aim was that the prince was to wed a beautiful Chinese princess from the Han Dynasty. And they soon began their journey to meet the beautiful princess.

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The Chinese princess and the Roman prince were supposed to meet halfway and be married on neutral grounds. However, things did not go as smooth as it was planned. The pirate nation of Geruda​​​​​​​​ ​decided to kidnap the Chinese princess and use her as ransom.

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Fights began as the Merong Mahawangsa’s fleet was attacked by Geruda’s forces when they were nearing the Straits of Melaka while stopping at a small island to replenish supplies.

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At last, Merong Mahawangsa was able to rescue the Princess and reunite her with her betrothed in a marriage. The marriage had brought together two great civilisations from the East and West.

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