The Mysterious Story of Bukit Puteri

From the elder story, the mysterious story happen when Plate and silverware was said to be disappeared when people meet with mysterious people or lady at the hill. Second mysterious story is when a Malay mother who wants to held a feast for event at that day. However, her plate and bow that she has were very old and not “beautiful”. She went into the town with her boat and bought some plate and ware in the market. But she loss all her dishes and cutlery while crossing the river with her Sampan.

Puteri Bukit Puteri

The old mother was sad because she lost her cutlery and she was devastated on what to do during the feast. While walking past the foot of Bukit Puteri, she rest there saddened by her ordeal. The Puteri Bunian who live there was touch by her ordeal. When the old women was ready to continue back to home, she was shock to find silver and porcelain cutlery lay in front of her. She knew that she had received help by the Puteri Bunian. During the day of the feast, the villager and guest was surprise seeing the gold and silver cutlery and beautiful white porcelain plate that she had use on that day. The local populace were curious on how a simple pleasant can have expensive ware and where did it came from.

Silver and porcelain cutlery

After being inquired by the guest and relative on how she obtain the Gold and silver plate and bowl. She told them of her ordeal at the river and how the cutlery lay on the foot hill. The villager and guess later know that she had received help from the Puteri Bunian. Some villager who were curious of the story, follow the old lady to the hill where she want to return the cutlery. The villagers that follow her waited and waited, near the hill to see whether the plate was taken aback by the Puteri Bukit Puteri. While waiting, suddenly one of the villagers shouted that the

cutlery had vanished.

During that, the old lady was also vanished. After some time they heard rumour about somebody, who also use the same kind of expensive cutlery as the old lady. The man claim that he went to the foot hill and shouted wheather he can borrow the cutlery for a feast, After waiting some time ,nothing happen that he give up that maybe the old lady had lied. Strangely and astonishingly he claims that while walking down from the hill he found the cutlery at the foot hill.

Since then on, when they are any feast or gathering. The villagers will go beside the hill and shout if they can borrow her cutlery. Astonishing where in the next morning they will found the sliver cutlery lay at the foot hill. But not all requests was received by Puteri.

After finishing using it the the villager will return it in the next evening. This go on till the 1920’s .Until one day, the fairy princess was vexed and left Bukit Puteri when the local residents that borrowed her cutlery ,started to take granted of her help that some return them do not wash or was not return whole or return it on time or replace them if they were damaged. The dishonesty of the borrower caused the fairy princess to leave the hill.

Tasik Puteri, the place that Puteri had migrated 

The princess was said to had migrated to a hill in Besut distict, which the local rename the river as Tasik Puteri as local populace in Besut claim to had meet the fairy there.

Sources :

http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/bukit-puteri.html

http://pelancongan-terengganu.blogspot.com/2010/07/bukit-puteri.html

http://www.visit-terengganu.net/bukit-puteri/

http://www.arkib.gov.my/bukit-puteri1

http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Puteri

Interesting Historical Items

There are a few historical artifacts at Bukit Puteri that attract visitor’s attention to go there. The artifacts are The 'Genta', The Royal Flagpole and Meriam Beranak.This artifacts is hundreds years old and has its own functions that people do not know.

The 'Genta' of Bukit Puteri

View before enter the Pondok of Genta

Genta is a large yellow copper bell that is situated at the middle top of Bukit Puteri hill. This Genta have been used since many generations to warn people if anything danger happen. Genta also is use to gather the people during important day. The “Genta”s circumference is about 228 cm. The height 78cm and its weight is about 175 Kg.

Genta, the giant bell

The bell was once used as a breaking fast reminder during the fasting month, the Hari Raya and Hari Raya Haji. In the fasting month, the bell will be rang at 6 in the afternoon until the time of the breaking fast or sahur time and also at the “imsak” time which mark the beginning of the fasting period to the Muslim in Terengganu .Beside that the bell are also rang at 12 midnight (which was call the “Goncang” meaning Shake).

The Royal Flagpole of Terengganu

The Royal Flagpole

The Royal Flagpole is also one of the artifacts that have at the Bukit Puteri. The “Tiang Bendera or the Flagpole on Bukit Puteri is 18 meters tall and is buried 2 meters deed. The flagpole are used to raise the royal flag ,the king flag (Bendera Raja) was first raise on the 22nd April 1899 or 12 Zulhijjah 1316 Hijrah of the Moslems Calendars ,during the reign of Sultan Zainal Abidin III with full ceremonious honor accompanied by 16 cannon salutes.

Meriam Beranak

Meriam Beranak that used during war

Beside the Genta the light house and the flagpole, Visitor also can find a group of historical Meriam Beranak (a family of Cannons) which are used to protect the river mouth of Sungai Terengganu and was once used in the defense of Kuala Terengganu.

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http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/bukit-puteri.html

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http://www.visit-terengganu.net/bukit-puteri/

http://www.arkib.gov.my/bukit-puteri1

http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Puteri

THE FORT

Sultan of Terengganu

Kuala Terengganu Defense Fort which is lies on top of the hill was build during the Terengganu civil war. The war happened in the 1830s. In addition, The fort was built by Tengku Omar (In the year 1831 ). Baginda Omar once sat on the throne replacing Sultan Daud and is also the then Yang Dipertuan Besar of Terengganu) in his effort to de-throne the Sultan of Terengganu, Tengku Mansur, who was conferred the title of Sultan Mansur Shah II.

Bricks

Honey

The fort was made by brick and cemented by honey,lime and egg white. This is the headquater where baginda Omar plan and launch his strategies with his “Panglima” and “hulubalang” (general and Warior).During the relentless war, the Fort of Bukit Puteri was finally fall to Sultan Mansur II and Baginda Omar was force flee from Kuala Terengganu and regroup.

Eggs

Lime

Eventhough they only used the simple things to build the fort, but the fort are still strong until today. so, it is shows how skillful is the people during that time.

Fort as a tourists attraction

Sources: 

http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/bukit-puteri.html
http://pelancongan-terengganu.blogspot.com/2010/07/bukit-puteri.html
http://www.visit-terengganu.net/bukit-puteri/
http://www.arkib.gov.my/bukit-puteri1
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Puteri

The True Story of Bukit Puteri

Bukit Puteri is well renowned since before the reign of Sultan Zainal Abidin I (1724-1733), the first sultan of Terengganu till today.  It is very certain that the name of Bukit Puteri have existed long before the 16th century. The earlier written record had recorded that during the rule of Megat Seri Rama who was sent as representative to Datok Bendahara Pahang Saujana from Johor, who died in 1697,the hill was already known as Bukit Puteri. There are many stories of on how the hill got its name.

Bukit Puteri

Another story about the Bukit Puteri claimed that the name Bukit Puteri was named by “Tuk Raja Menteri”, a Johor Chieftain noblemen who had lead a group of people from Johore to Terengganu and he was the first person to open the area at the foot’s hill of Bukit Puteri as village.

BUKIT PUTERI AS DEFENSE FORT

The hill have also had many historical attraction as Bukit Puteri was once use as a strong hold and defense fort during the civil wars which occur when Baginda Omar, Sultan Mansur Syah II, and Sultan Muhamad were fighting for the throne of Terengganu. The Fort was also popular call by the non local as “Kubu Bukit Puteri”.

Kubu Bukit Puteri

Sources :

http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/bukit-puteri.html
http://pelancongan-terengganu.blogspot.com/2010/07/bukit-puteri.html
http://www.visit-terengganu.net/bukit-puteri/
http://www.arkib.gov.my/bukit-puteri1
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Puteri

BUKIT PUTERI , Kuala Terengganu

When we are talk about a place that named Bukit Puteri, many do not know where the place is. But what can be described, the place is beautiful as its name. Bukit Puteri also is one of the historic places and it has its own mystery story.

The view from the famous Istana Maziah

But, as a question, where is Bukit Puteri? Bukit Puteri is in Kuala Terengganu and it is a 208-metre hill that is rich in history. It is situated next to the famous Istana Maziah.

 How to Get There  ?

How to get there??

Bukit Puteri is situated in the prime tourist attraction areas where Istana Maziah, Pasar Payang Central Market, the new Heritage Bazaar and Dataran Shahbandar are within walking distances. The Heritage city bus stops at the Shahbandar in front of General Post Office which is within the vicinity. The city bus which plies the routes within Kuala Terengganu is most convenient way to travel.

Map of Kuala Terengganu

Interesting Video of Kuala Terengganu

Sources: 

http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/bukit-puteri.html
http://pelancongan-terengganu.blogspot.com/2010/07/bukit-puteri.html
http://www.visit-terengganu.net/bukit-puteri/
http://www.arkib.gov.my/bukit-puteri1
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Puteri