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Peoples of Malaysia
Bugis
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Stories written
Melaka · 4 min read
The Johor-Riau world
A Malay sultanate that lived across the sea, not on one coast.
Melaka · 4 min readThe Bugis arrive: Opu Daeng Parani and the Riau court
Bugis warriors became kingmakers in the Malay world.
The great migrations · 4 min readBugis: the sailor-warriors of Sulawesi
They shaped Riau, Selangor and Johor in the 1700s.
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Places in these stories
JohorRiauSingaporeSelangorSulawesi
Family lines linked in these stories
Father line O-M119
The seafarers' father line
Line is likely 20,000 to 35,000 years oldMother line B4The seafarers' line
Line is likely 30,000 to 50,000 years oldDNA does not decide who anyone is. It does not show race, religion or any legal status. Every community tells its own story first, and we tell the DNA part with respect.




