Tuhfat al-Nafis begins with a summary taken from the Sulalatus Salatin ( Malay Annals), and then tell a more detailed history of the Johor- Riau Sultanate. A manuscript copied in 1890 and published in 1923 is in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. There are four manuscripts of Tuhfat al-Nafis. Tuhfat al-Nafis means "the precious gift" in the Arabic language. Some of the events recorded in the work include the founding of the state of Terengganu, the murder of Sultan Mahmud Shah II of Johor and of explaining the relationships between the Bugis and the kings of Johor and Sumatra. It records and chronicles events, especially those of the 19th century, that occurred in several Malay states. Tuhfat al-Nafis ( Arabic: تحفة النفيس English: The Precious Gift) is a work of Malay literature written by the Bugis Raja Ali Haji in Jawi in around 1866–1870.
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