Si Jagur

Si Jagur cannon was made by a Portuguese named Manoel Tavares Baccaro in Macau, China, which was then brought by the Portuguese to Melaka, In Macau, this cannon was placed by the Portuguese in the fortress of St. Jago de Barra (St. Jago = the name of a saint, de Barra = near the beach, therefore it was called "Si Jagur").

[1] Si Jagur was transferred from Macau to Malacca at some time in the 16th century.

[1]According to Voyage Autour du Monde by Ludovic Marquis de Beauvoir, the cannon was brought to its position (about 2 mi (3.2 km) from Batavia's shore) by some extraordinary tide.

Malay women come and settle accounts with the tutelary deity of this gun, and pray for children.

The Malays surrounded it and offering incense as well as baskets full of flowers, and the heads of fighting cocks are cut off before it.