According to legend, Mahsuri, a captivating Malay damsel was wrongfully sentenced to death by Dato Seri Kerana Jaya for alleged adultery with Deramang, a traveller from Melaka who was then staying at Mahsuris parents house.
However, the sentence could only be performed using the lance left by her father. However, when she was stabbed, white blood bled through her wound which confirmed Mahsuri's innocence. Because of this grave injustice, Mahsuri made a curse on the island of Langkawi. She cursed that Langkawi would remained barren for the next seven generations. Not long after her death, Siam attacked Pulau Langkawi and many villagers were killed and some captured by the Siamese. Mahsuri's husband, Mat Darus was too heart broken and left Pulau Langkawi with his son to reside in Phuket, Thailand.
Research has to date uncovered no less than 30 descendents of Mahsuri who now reside in Phuket, Thailand.
To know more about Mahsuri, do visit Mahsuri's Tomb in Langkawi.
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