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The deaths of thirteen agents of the disbanded Siak Republic in Indonesia leads the team to a former Siak colonel who mistakes them for agents of The Puppeteer – whom he expects to kill him.
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USATODAY.com 2004
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Raja Kecil, accompanied by some of his loyal Orang Laut groups, such as the Orang Suku Bentan and the Orang Suku Bulang, established a new kingdom in Siak following his expulsion from Johor.
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The best sago is the produce of Siak, on the north coast of Sumatra.
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Datu Aragut, and Datu Jumbarang, with ten large men-of-war prows: there is also there the Rajah Endut, a Siak chief.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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Indragiri, along which, as well as the two other great rivers of Siak to the northward, and Jambi to the southward, the navigation is frequent, the banks of all of them being peopled with Malayan colonies.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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The greater part of the gold they collect finds its way to Patapahan on the river of Siak, and from thence to the eastern side of the island and straits of Malacca.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Siak has always been considerable, and in the history of the Malayan states we repeatedly read of expeditions fitted out from thence making attacks upon Johor, Malacca, and various other places on the two coasts of the peninsula.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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The second was made king of Siak, and the third, called Raja Bongsu, reigned jointly with the first.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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On the western coast the general want of navigable rivers has materially hindered both the export and the employment of timber; but those on the eastern side, particularly Siak, have heretofore supplied the city of Batavia with great abundance, and latterly the naval arsenal at Pulo Pinang with what is required for the construction of ships of war.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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