▁in ▁general . ▁Among ▁the ▁notable ▁occurr ences ▁are ▁Mal ay adv ip a ▁in ▁V ay u ▁Pur ana , ▁Male u - K ol on ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁P to le my ' s ▁Ge ograph ia ▁( on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Golden ▁Ch erson ese ), ▁Mo - Lo - Y u ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁Y ij ing ' s ▁account , ▁Mal ai ur ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ' s ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁B ri h ade es war ar ▁Temple , ▁Mal ai ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁Id ris i ' s ▁Tab ula ▁Roger iana , ▁Mal ay u ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁Pad ang ▁R oco ▁Ins cription , ▁Ma - li - y u - er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ' s ▁Y uan ▁chron icle , ▁Mal au ir ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ' s ▁Marco ▁Pol o ' s ▁account , ▁and ▁Mal ay ap ura ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ' s ▁Am og h ap asa ▁ins cription . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁ancient ▁origin , ▁the ▁term ▁' M el ay u ' ▁did ▁not ▁establish ▁itself ▁as ▁an ▁eth n onym ▁at ▁least ▁until ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁Mel aka ▁Sultan ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁Islam isation ▁developed ▁an ▁eth nor el ig ious ▁identity ▁in ▁Mel aka ▁with ▁the ▁term ▁'