Sang Nila Utama (literally the "main indigo" or could also be, if pronounced differently, "Nila=Moon or Neela=Blue or Indigo in Tamil and Utama=Primary) was a Srivijayan prince from Palembang who founded the Kingdom of Singapura in 1299 . He was officially styled as Sri Maharaja Sang Utama Parameswara Batara Sri Tri Buana (meaning: "Lord Central King Batara of Three world Realms", signifying his lordship over Palembang, Bintan and Singapura). Sang Nila Utama strengthened his position by establishing powerful relationships with China, and officially recognised as the ruler of Singapore by an envoy of Chinese emperor in 1320. He died in 1347 and succeeded by his son, Paduka Seri Wikrama Wira.
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“No Time, spoke the clocks, no God, rang the bells,
I drew the white sheet over the islands
And the coins on my eyelids sang like shells.”
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