Sri Wikrama Wira

Sri Wikrama Wira, eldest son of Sang Nila Utama, was the second Raja of Singapura, ruling from 1347 to 1362. He married Nila Panjadi, a princess from India.

His reign saw the first Siamese attempt to subdue the island: as the Malay Annals relate, a fleet of seventy junks besieged it, an episode recorded by the Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan in 1349. The fortified city held out until Chinese ships appeared and the Siamese withdrew.

The next threat came from Majapahit. In 1350 its king sent an envoy demanding submission; Sri Wikrama Wira refused, threatening to shave the king's head if he came. The Javanese fleet of 180 warships met 400 Singaporean ships, and after three days of fighting the inexperienced Javanese were routed.