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514 THE SOCIAL ORDER part ii
the Batin Hamba Raja. The Lenggiu, a branch of
the Endau, was under the Batin Setia Raja, who was
also their great executive officer ; his relationship
to the Batin Anak Setia having some resemblance to
that between the Malay Temenggong and the Sultan
of Johor. The Sungei Selai, again, was under the
Batin Singa Dewa. The Sembrong in the vicinity
of Tanjong Bongko' was under the Batin Setia Bati,
higher up near Gagau under the Batin Jukrah, and still
nearer its source under Batin Dewa Kasuma (?) and
under the Batin Bentara. All these, except the two last,
were within the Pahang boundary. The local Malay
authority, who, in matters of government, possessed
a nominal power, and whose relationship with regard
to the Benua was properly that of the maintainer and
regulator of the Malayan trade monopoly, was called
To' Jinang. The Benua on the Batu Pahat and its
branches were under the Bentara or Mangki {^sic, ?
Mangku) Pemanggun of Bekok. The jurisdiction of
the Malay Penghulu of Batu Pahat had once ex-
tended to Ginting Batu on the eastern Sembrong, but
since the waterways became obstructed the To' Jinang
individuals, under twelve Batins, who, limpei '), who succeeded his uncle,
as mentioned in the account of these Breyk, a short time ago pro tempore,
states, have the power of electing the until his son, now a child, be old enough
Malay chiefs. [These twelve chiefs to take upon himself the direction of the
were probably those referred to in the affairs of the tribe. The Blaiidas have
Blandas traditions {v. siipra).^ Under four Jinangs, viz. Pawampa de Cheyng
each Batin are two suljordinates, termed {sic, ?), Ampu Manis, ' I'alsye '
(? Pa'
Jinang {'Jennang') and Juru
- krah Lcsai), and Rumbong ; and two Juru-
CJuroka'),
his duties.
who assist the former in
A Juru-krah of the Besisi
kras. The Besisi, one Jinang named
Mnmin; one Juru-krah, Sekanal ; and
tribe, named Tenggin (?), from the one Poyang, Manan (' Mannan '). The
interior of Selangor, and a Poyang functions of their Batin resemble those
named Ambui, of the Blandas tribe, pertaining to the Malay Raja ; the
informed me that the latter had four title of Jinang is equivalent to that of
Batins named Baning ('Banning') the Malay Penghulu; and that of the
or the ' Tortoise,' Lunggeyng, Singa- Juru - krah to that of Mata - Mata.
kuasa (' Singa-quassa') or the ' Mighty There is also a war chief called
Lion,' and Pakat. The Besisi tribe Pelima, identical with the Malay Pdnghas
one Batin only. Pa' Limpei ('Pa- lima."