Hardship of life

      Due to the stubbornness of the emperor of Siam, the King Narai to get Puteri Saadong to be his empress, he asks his commander, Phraya Decho to go to her palace and make a consultation with Raja Abdullah. King Narai gives two conditions which are whether to kindly give Puteri Saadong to the hand of King Narai, or there will be a war which will be triggered by King Narai. After a short discussion between Puteri Saadong and her husband, she agreed to be taken to Siam. Because of her loyalty towards her husband, Puteri Saadong express her two conditions as exchange. First, she cannot be touch by the King Narai and second, her husband must wait for her and he cannot marry with the other woman. King Narai really loves her and agree towards her demand. At the first stage, Raja Abdullah is willing to wait for her lovely wife to come back to their castle. Unfortunately, after years of waiting, Raja Abdullah is no longer willing to wait for her, and then he decides to get married again.

      Unluckily, King Narai has touched Puteri Saadong and severely attacked by purulent scabies. Many shamans trying to cure him but failed. He can be cured but only by Puteri Saadong. So, she takes this opportunity to help King Narai but with the requirement of he should sent her back to her palace when he recover. King Narai has no choice as he cannot anymore stand with the extreme pain. After he is willing to fulfil the demand of Puteri Saadong, he instantly recovers by the water of Puteri Saadong’s footprints. Then he sent back her to her country. When she returns to her palace, she was shocked, sad, and angry to see his beloved husband had remarried. One day, there was a big fights occurs between Puteri Saadong and her husband because her husband disobey the promise that has been made before. The result from the fight is, she accidentally stabbed her husband with her prick bun directly to his chest and he died. Raja Abdullah was buried at the royal tombs of Padang Halban, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

The tomb of Raja Abdullah which located at Padang Halban, Ketereh district, Kelantan

Description of the tomb

Full view of the tomb

      After the death of her husband, Puteri Saadong has appointed Raja Abdul Rahim, the younger brother of Raja Abdullah to be the king of Kota Mahligai on the 1671M(1046H). Then Raja Abdul Rahim was married with a widow of Raja Abdullah, Puteri Rukiah (a wife while Puteri Saadong was in Siam ). The widow is also a daughter of Penghulu Ngah Jembal. After that, Puteri Saadong move to Bukit Marak at Bachok district and reside there. Regrettably, the rule of Raja Abdul Rahim was detested by his people because of his cruelty. Lastly, Raja Abdul Rahim also dead of stabbed at Tasik Lelayang Mandi.