Kota Buruk,[1] literally meaning "Fort of Ruins" in
Malay, is a historic site believed to be located at today's
Kampung Tanjung Selabu,
Jorak,
Sungai Terap,
Bukit Pasir,
Pagoh,
Muar,
Johor,
Malaysia. This site purportedly said to be identified as the original Kota Buruk location and is being preserved as a historic place for the public to visit. Nearby, another historic site, the fort of
Biawak Busuk, is believed to be located.
This fort and Biawak Busuk are two historical sites in ancient
Malacca's history which
Parameswara opened during his stop over and stay in
Pagoh,
Muar when exiled from
Temasik, before his move to Malacca and open the Malacca sultanate empire.
There are a few sources of history records regarding these events, as follows:
João de Barros wrote in 1553 in his 2nd Décadas da Ásia ("Decades of Asia"), a history of the
Portuguese in
India and
Asia 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. He was attacked by the King of Java, 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 five 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 six years when the
Seletar peoples were still occupying Malacca.