The Legend Of Mahsuri Langkawi

As was required of him her husband had to go to war with the siamese leaving mahsuri behind to fend for herself.

The legend of mahsuri langkawi. Of course legend has it that mahsuri cursed the langkawi archipelago with seven generations of bad luck. And yes call it what you will but a lot of nothing good happened for a long while. On langkawi island there is very beautiful and sad legend about beautiful girl mahsuri mahsuri. The story goes that mahsuri the daughter of pandak mayah and cik alang grew up to be a beautiful young woman of marrying age.

From the many suitors mahsuri was then betrothed to wan darus the younger brother of the village headman dato pekerma jaya. One of these and probably the most famous one is the legend of mahsuri a young princess who lived in langkawi during the 17th century. Their prayers were answered when they had mahsuri a sweet delightful child who grew into a beautiful young woman. There was a story in the 19th century and locals believe that mahsuri was a real person and there are even the descendants of her family.

The descendants of mahsuri photos from the museum. Times must have been difficult indeed because even the fifth generation of mahsuri s family actually moved back to thailand. She was the most beautiful woman in all of langkawi and married the warrior wan darus or wan derus. Some versions of the legends talk about princess mahsuri but actually it s not and she was a simple girl daughter of immigrants from the island of phuket in siam today thailand.

Legend mahsuri was the daughter of a farmer who moved from their native phuket to the island of langkawi in search of a better life. Who lived some 200 years ago. The legend of mahsuri and the curse of 7 years once upon a time there lived in langkawi a childless couple pandak maya and mak andam who prayed for a child. Their prayers were answered when they had mahsuri a sweet delightful child who grew into a beautiful young woman.

Cato at the makan mahsuri entrance. A tale that has existed since ancient times a story passed from generation to generation about a curse that was written even before this wonderful island was part of malaysia. The legend of mahsuri.