Pengguna:EJHalfz/Bak pasir: Perbedaan antara revisi

The Javanese soldiers engaged with the defenders in a battle outside the fortress, before forcing them to retreat behind the walls. The invasion force laid siege to the city and repeatedly tried to attack the fortress. However the fortress proved to be impregnable.<ref>{{harvnb|Tsang|Perera|2011|p=120}}</ref><ref name="harvnb|Sabrizain">{{harvnb|Sabrizain}}</ref>{{sfn|Ahmad|1979|pp=69–70}} After about a month passed, the food in the fortress began to run low and the defenders were on the verge of starvation. Sang Rajuna Tapa was then asked to distribute whatever grain left to the people from the royal store. Seeing this opportunity for revenge, the minister lied to the King, saying the stores were empty. The grain was not distributed and the people eventually starved. The final assault came when the gates were finally opened under the order of the minister. Knowing that defeat was imminent, Parameswara and his followers fled the island. The Majapahit soldiers rushed into the fortress and a terrible massacre ensued.{{sfn|Ahmad|1979|pp=69–71}} According to the ''Malay Annals'', "blood flowed like a river" and the red stains on the laterite soil of Singapore are said to be blood from that massacre.<ref>{{harvnb|Windstedt|1938|p=32}}</ref>{{sfn|Keng|Ismail|1998|pp=119}}

 

Parameswara and his followers fled to the west coast of [[Malay Peninsula]]. After they arrived at [[Malacca River|Bertam River]], Parameswara establish a new city called ''[[Malacca City|Malaka]]''. He established Malacca as an international port by compelling passing ships to call there, and establishing fair and reliable facilities for warehousing and trade.<ref name="RICKLEFSp19">{{harvp|Ricklefs|1993|page=19}}</ref>