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Historic Malacca was once one of the world’s great trading ports, and the most powerful maritime empire in Southeast Asia. Set in the late 15th century, against a backdrop of war and mysticism, this story is about the forbidden romance between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess from the Kingdom of Majapahit, and Hang Tuah, the famed Malay Muslim warrior from the Sultanate of Malacca. History, mythology, and folklore are fused to tell a fateful tale of forbidden love, in a time when allegiance and honor to country are placed above personal desires.

Act 1 -2

Gusti Putri Retno Dumillah, a princess of the Majapahit Kingdom, has fallen profoundly in love with one of Malacca’s most commanding and spirited warriors, Hang Tuah. A vivid dream compels the Princess to commit the unspeakable, and leave her assigned palace life. Without the consent of her King, she sets sail across the open seas, with the unflinching hope that she can be reunited with her one true love.

Act 3

Soon after the princess’ parting, the Majapahit Kingdom is attacked by the powerful Javanese Kingdom of Demak. Desperate to quell the invasion, Gusti Putri’s brother and king, Gusti Adipati Handaya Ningrat initiates a plan to offer his sister’s hand in marriage to the Prince of Demak. Her absence renders this solution impossible. The King’s only hope for security is to forge an alliance with the mighty Malacca Sultanate by offering his sister’s hand in marriage to Sultan Mahmud Shah of Malacca. When the offer is made, the Sultan graciously accepts.

Act 4

He then sends his men to Gunung Ledang to ask her to be his queen. She agrees to marry the Sultan on the proviso that he is able to fulfill seven very prohibitive conditions: A bridge made of pure gold from Malacca to Gunung Ledang, another bridge mad of pure silver from Malacca to Gunung Ledang, seven trays of the hearts of mosquitoes, seven jars of the juice of young betel nuts, one jar of tears, one bowl of blood from the Sultan himself and one bowl of blood from his fondest son, Sultan Ahmad.

Act 5

When the Sultan learns of the Princess’s prohibitive conditions, he is even more determined to marry her. But alas, even as he finds that he can fulfill the first six conditions, the Princess stops him from doing the dastardly act of killing his son. She then tells him the truth. The Princess says she would rather marry the Prince of Demak than be the Sultan’s wife. She also tells him that she had given the prohibitive conditions hoping to deter him. The indignant Sultan will not accept the rejection, no is he willing to be publicly humiliated.

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