who was called Phra Ong Mahapudisat. His son, unknowing of his royal lineage, lived in his mother's village before being called to the palace and had his identity revealed. The story of "Raja Bersiong" has been read as a symbol of a pre-Islamic order. King Phra Ong Mahapudisat: After Seri Mahawangsa's death, Langkasuka needed a successor that had a royal blood. Phra Ong Mahapudist was crowned king after his father's death. Sultan Mudzafar Shah, Phra Ong Mahawangsa: He was the only son of Phra Ong Mahapudisat. He was originally Hindu, but when Islam first came to the Malay Peninsula, he became a Muslim, changed his name into Sultan Mudzafar Shah, and the Kingdom of Langkasuka into the Kedah Sultanate. In popular culture KD Mahawangsa is a vessel of the Royal Malaysian Navy named in honour of the first monarch. Raja Bersiong was a 1968 Malay-language film based on the legend of the sixth monarch and his alleged cannibalism. A 2011 epic action adventure film loosely based on the myth was produced by KRU Studios also titled Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa (also known by its international title The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines), directed by Yusry Abdul Halim. See also Hikayat Hang Tuah Sejarah Melayu Sultanate of Kedah References External links Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa - A manuscript at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malay-language literature