▁from ▁Pale mb ang . ▁Par ames w ara ▁was ▁driven ▁from ▁Pale mb ang ▁by ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁after ▁Par ames w ara ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it ▁by ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁l ion ▁throne ▁that ▁symbol ized ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Pale mb ang ' s ▁claim ▁over ▁the ▁S riv ij aya ▁emp ire . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁account , ▁Par ames w ara ▁fled ▁to ▁Tem ase k , ▁and ▁eight ▁days ▁later ▁killed ▁the ▁local ▁chief ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁Sang ▁A ji , ▁named ▁S anges ing a ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁account . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁proposed ▁that ▁Tem ase k ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁" Sing ap ura " ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 9 ▁as ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Sang ▁N ila ▁Ut ama ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Ann als . ▁ ▁Portuguese ▁sources ▁indicate ▁that ▁Par ames w ara ▁ruled ▁Singap ura ▁for ▁five ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁attacked ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it ▁or ▁the ▁S iam ese , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁Mel aka ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Sultan ate ▁of ▁Mal ac ca . ▁Singap ura ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ac ca ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Mal ac ca ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese , ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Sultan ate ▁of ▁Joh or ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁A