Tun Perpatih Putih (died 1500) was the 6th

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of the

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. He succeeded his brother,

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, in 1498. He has been described as an ineffective bendahara or

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, claimed to be due to his old age. Under his administration,

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was high in Malacca and struggles between the

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and Malay people intensified. He was succeeded by the temenggung Bendahara Sri Maharaja Tun Mutahir in 1500 on his death.

References

#https://web.archive.org/web/20060413202402/http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/ #Ahmad Fauzi bin Mohd Basri, Mohd Fo'ad bin Sakdan and Azami bin Man, 2004. ''Sejarah Tingkatan 1'',

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, DBP. History of Malacca People from Malacca 1500 deaths Year of birth unknown {{SEAsia-hist-stub