The Golden Warisan Brunei Darussalam Volume 1

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THE GOLDEN WARISAN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM VOL.1

Have you ever wondered where the word ‘Darussalam’ come from?  Or the name of the place that you lived throughout your life in Brunei Darussalam?  How they practiced Hari Raya in Brunei decades ago?  How the Brunei national anthem came about?  Many questions that you have always wanted to know about Brunei.  This book tries to answer all those and many more.  This is a compilation of articles written about the history of many aspects of Brunei ranging from when Brunei was maritime empire in the region today.  No subject matter is too small or too big for the author as long as it is about Brunei.

These articles were published in ‘The Golden Legacy’, a weekly column in one of Brunei’s national newspaper, The Brunei Times throughout 2007.

Excerpt:

When did Brunei became Brunei?  The local historians and narrative transmission, agree that the same ‘Brunei’ came about when it was discovered.

A group of 14 brothers led by Pateh Berbai and 90 Dayaks went in search of a new place to live.  They landed at a place called Butir at the Brunei River and when they found the place, it was said that they exclaimed ‘baru nah!‘ which loosely translated into ‘now we found it!’ and ‘baru nah‘ became ‘Brunei’.

Format: Paperback | 174 pages

Dimensions: 234mm (L) x 150mm (W) x 8mm (H)

Author: Rozan Yunus

Publisher: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Publication City/Country: Negara Brunei Darussalam

Publication Date: 2019

Language: English

ISBN 978-99917-0-920-8