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Why Is There a Tombstone in Kota Lama Kanan Mosque in...
It is not a tombstone to represent a human’s body being buried at the front most saf in Kota Lama Kanan Mosque, rather merely a stone in remembrance of Sultan Mansur Syah 1 which is the 2nd Sultan of Perak from 1549 to 1577, who was said to have vanished while performing Friday prayer in this mosque.
History, Tale of Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan
The original name of Bota was Berahman Indera and it was actually an administration centre of Sultan Alauddin Mughayat Shah which also the 12th Sultan of Perak and has ruled Perak from 1720 until 1728. Berahman Indera has also been an administration centre for a few other Sultan of Perak.