Palembang
Proper noun
Meaning
A city, the provincial capital of South Sumatra, Indonesia
A language of South Sumatra, Indonesia. Language code: mui.
Synonyms: Musi, Palembang Malay
Examples
A few years after Gajah Mada's death, the Majapahit navy captured Palembang, putting an end to the Srivijayan kingdom.
Although Sumatra has its own local Lingua franca, variants of Malay like Medan Malay and Palembang Malay https://books.
In 1424, Admiral Zheng He traveled to Palembang to confer an official sealThe Taizong Shilu 27 February 1424 entry reports that Zheng He was sent to deliver the seal, because the old seal was destroyed in a fire.
Palembang was a center for scholarly learning, and it was there the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim I Ching studied Sanskrit in 671 CE before departing for India.
Sumatran courtly culture such as the remnant of Aceh Sultanate and Palembang Sultanate, are more influenced by Islamic culture, while Java and Bali are more deeply rooted in their Hindu-Buddhist heritage.
On his journey to China, he spent four years in Palembang translating Buddhist texts and writing two manuscripts.