Radin Mas
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Radin Mas was a small Malay village situated on the foot hills of Mount Faber in Telok Blangah, Singapore. The name, in Javanese, literally translates to Golden Princess.
According to legend, Radin Mas Ayu was a princess of the Javanese Royal Court. After her mother was murdered, she fled Java for Singapore together with her father, the crown prince, to avoid persecution at the hands of her uncle, the sultan. The area that was named after her was where her home was located when she first landed in Singapore.
The legend of Radin Mas Ayu can be viewed at The Singapore Museum Website : http://www.museum.org.sg/discover_heritage/heritagekids/feature_articles/feature_articles_radinmasayu.shtml
She was buried near her first home at Telok Blangah. The tomb and a shrine, locally known Makam Radin Mas, still stands today at Mount Faber Road, near the junction with Telok Blangah Road. There is an old village mosque nearby that also bears her nane.
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