After fleeing Temasik, Parameswara (Iskandar Syah in the Malay Annals) made his way to Muar. He tried settling at a particular place but got turned off by the presence of biawaks. LOTS of biawaks. That place was then called Kota Biawak Busuk. Then he set up another new "city", which is now known as Kota Buruk.
We were in Muar this morning and I decided to search for Kota Buruk. We ended up at an industrial zone with furniture factories, and didn't even get close to Kota Buruk itself. All the stories I've read about the condition of this place are true. This historical site has been sadly, totally neglected, perhaps to ensure that it lives up to its name forever and ever 😬
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