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Hikayat Seri Rama: Dasarata, great-grandson of Adam

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A Ramayana where Rama's ancestor is the first prophet.

The Malay Hikayat Seri Rama (took form between the 13th and 17th centuries) makes King Dasarata a great-grandson of Prophet Adam, and some versions make Allah the only deity. In Kelantan versions Hanuman is Rama's eldest son and an incarnation of Siva. Sita is an adoptive daughter of the sage Kali. Wayang kulit performances treat Ravana (Maharaja Wana) more sympathetically.

Who: Dasarata, Adam, Hanuman, Rama, Sita, Maharaja Wana

Bound to

Mappila Ramayana: Lama and Lavana same-story-other-version

Places: Malaysia, Kelantan

Where this comes from

• regional-literary · Wikipedia: Hikayat Seri Rama

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