The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines

The Malay Chronicles Bloodlines aka Clash of Empires The Battle for Asia in the United Kingdom is a 2011 Malaysian epic action film loosely based on the 16th century document Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. Released in Malaysia under the Malaysian language title Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa, the film is directed, cowritten, and coproduced by Yusry Abdul Halim. Narrating the early history of the state of Kedah, it stars Stephen Rahman Hughes as Merong Mahawangsa, who escorts Prince Marcus Carprenius of the Roman Empire to Langkasuka to marry Princess Meng Li Hua from the Han Dynasty of China, thus uniting the two powers of east and west. The aim of the making of this film was also an attempt to introduce the history and culture of the ethnic Malays internationally. This film was produced and distributed by KRU Studios.

The story begins with a mysterious man writing about the history of an old Malay kingdom so that people would not forget the history of the early Malay heroes. In the year 120 AD, the powerful Roman Empire, under the reign of Hadrian, had expanded its rule to the Central Asian countries. During their time of expanding, the great Roman Empire agreed to create an alliance with the Han Dynasty by marrying their two prince and princess, thus uniting the two powers of East and West. However, the Roman prince, Marcus Carprenius Gavin Stenhouse, did not agree with the decision. Instead, he wants to be free and not be controlled by politics. The Han princess, Meng Li Hua Jing Lusi, also wants to be free instead being a pawn in a political game.The Roman fleet sails off from the coast of Arabia to the mysterious peninsula dividing the two great kingdoms. The Roman fleet are struck by a powerful storm, which causes the Romans to lose much of their fleet. They go instead to the coast of Goa. They are greeted by a local Goan dealer, Mano Maniam, and later introduced to Merong Mahawangsa Stephen RahmanHughes, said to be the descendant of Alexander the great himself. Merong is preparing to duel against Sunder Ravi Sunderlingam, a Goan nobleman who challenged him after Merong had an illicit relationship with the noblemans sister, Yasodhar Deborah Henry. Merong defeats Sunder and Marcus is impressed by Merongs fighting skill. Subsequently, Merong agrees to escort Marcus to the peninsula while Lycius Eric Karl Henrik Norman, the Roman fleet admiral returns to Rome and promises to return to Goa with a brand new fleet, carrying the payment in gold for the passage of the prince to the Golden Khersonees. Merong is also promised a ship large enough for him to explore the known world. ........

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