Hilly islands at the eastern mouth of the strait with deep water round them, standing exactly where the traffic funnels.
A Buddhist figure and an inscription cut into a rock face show that people of some learning passed this way (board). The islands' business is pilotage and toll. South of them lies the tangle of channels between the Sumatran shore and the Riau and Lingga islands, where several ways run through and only local men know which are clear: the whole basis of the pilotage and the plunder alike (board).
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or headman of The Karimun islands and the Durian strait: where the traffic funnels
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
not known: no source names a lord, governor or headman for 1 January 1200
How things stand that morning
No lord, governor or garrison is named by any source for 1 January 1200. Treat as a landing or settlement on the route whose overlord, if any, is not known.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Thin: from the campaign board's inference, archaeology and later sources; nothing dated 1 January 1200 names it.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia (English): Orang Laut
- OMNIA board note (a lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.