The Genealogy of Kings (Sulalat al-Salatin)A history of the Malay Peninsula and the islands of the Archipelago. The Genealogy of Kings (Malay Sulalat al Salatin or Sejarah Melayu) is a literary work that gives a romanticised history of the origin, evolution, and demise of the great Malay maritime empire, the Malacca Sultanate. The work, which was composed sometime between the 15th and 16th centuries, is considered one of the finest literary and historical works in the Malay language. In 2001,