Kota Biawak Busuk,[1] literally means "Fort of Smelly Monitor Lizard" in
Malay is a historic site believed to be located near the site of another historic site the
Kota Buruk, most possibly nearby or at today's
Kampung Tanjung Selabu,
Jorak,
Sungai Terap,
Bukit Pasir,
Pagoh,
Muar,
Johor,
Malaysia. The site of Kota Buruk is being preserved by the government and is open to the public for visit.
Biawak Busuk is a location unable to be exactly and specifically determined in the modern days but it was a place mentioned in the history of
Malacca sultanate which
Parameswara said to open after encountering many
monitor lizards exposing a disgusting smell in large quantity. There are few version of history records as follow i.e.:
João de Barros ("Decades of Asia"), (1553):
João de Barros who wrote in 1553 in his 2nd Décadas da Ásia ("Decades of Asia"), a history of the
Portuguese in
India and
Asia stated that
Parameswara (Paramicura) who were driven away from
Temasik after he killed the representative of the
King of Siam, Temagi; had escaped in exile and stopped in
Muar and built in rural areas of
Muar called
Pagoh.
Tomé Pires (
Suma Oriental): This source highlighted the emergence of
Parameswara replacing his father, Raja Sam Agi as the ruler of
Palembang who had opened
Malacca later. He was attacked by the king of
Majapahit of
Java, King Batara Tamavill for declaring himself as 'Mjeura' (those who dare) and fled to Temasik (Singapore). After killing
Siamese King of Ayutthaya representative, Temagi there, he secretly ruled
Temasik for 5 years. But fearing the revenge attacked by the
King of Ayutthaya, he fled to
Pagoh,
Muar with his 1,000 followers and lived there for 6 years when the
Seletar peoples were still occupying Malacca.