Legend of Melaka
It is said that the founder of Melaka was a Sumatran prince from Palembang, Indonesia named Parameswara. In 1396, Palembang was attacked by the Majapahit empire hence forcing Parameswara to flee his country.
He landed in Temasek (now Sngapore) and became the ruler of Temasek after killing the local ruler, Temagi. The death of Temagi stirred up Siam's (now Thailand) anger and Siam attacked Temasek.
Parameswara was forced to flee again and this time he arrived at a small fishing village inhabited by local Malays. Legend says that he was resting under a Melaka tree when he saw a mousedeer kicking his hunting dogs into the river. Impressed by the mousedeer's courage, he decided to start a kingdom on the spot where he was sitting and named it after the tree he was resting under - The Melaka tree. And that's how "Melaka" got its name.
