Don: Even mythical objects found in history textbooks


PETALING JAYA: It is not just legends like Princess Hang Li Po, Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat who made their way into history textbooks but also mythical objects like the Taming Sari keris, said historian Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim.

“The younger generation tends to attach too much importance to personalities and objects without historical evidence and just based on oral legend,” he said, referring to 15th century warrior Hang Tuah and the Taming Sari curved dagger that legends said belonged to him.

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