Hang Tuah is the most illustrious warrior figure in Malay literature.
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16 Facts About Hang Tuah
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Hang Tuah's guards fled but when Hang Tuah and his friends, who happened to be at a nearby stall, saw what was happening, they rushed to save Tun Perak.
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Hang Tuah rewarded them and presented them to Sultan Muzaffar Syah.
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Hang Tuah is believed to have engaged in correspondence with the Ryukyu Islands.
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Hang Tuah became the sultan's constant aide, accompanying the king on official visits to foreign countries.
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Hang Tuah acted as the sultan's ambassador, travelling on the king's behalf to allied countries.
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Tun Teja fell under the impression that Hang Tuah had come to persuade her to marry him, not the sultan, and agreed to elope with him to Melaka.
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The Hikayat records that it was Hang Tuah who persuaded Tun Teja to elope with him, thus deceiving her.
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Hang Tuah continued to serve Melaka after the death of Hang Jebat.
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Later in life, Hang Tuah was ordered by Sultan Mahmud Shah to court a legendary princess on the sultan's behalf.
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Hang Tuah knew the tasks would not be fulfilled, and was said to be so overwhelmed that he failed his king that he flung his kris into a river and vowed only to return to Melaka if it resurfaced, which it never did.
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Hang Tuah remains popular in Malaysia, embodying the values of allegiance and loyalty.
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The legend of the tragic friendship between Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat represents the conflict between loyalty and justice.
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Hang Tuah is associated with the saying, "Takkan Melayu hilang di dunia, selagi berpegang teguh kepada Agama Islam, " meaning, "Never shall Malays vanish from the earth, as long as they adhere to the religion of Islam".
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Hang Tuah has been the subject of an urban legend claiming that he was of Chinese descent.
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Hang Tuah is a prominent legendary figure in Malaysia's popular culture and his story has been adapted into several movies.
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