The champion of justice who died a tragic death. Hang Jebat was unceremoniously killed by Hang Tuah in a duel of honor that lasted 3 days and 3 nights.He ran amok after suffering a fatal wound from Hang Tuah's dagger 'Keris Taming Sari.' In the name of justice to avenge the sultan's hasty punishment against Hang Tuah for a crime he didn't commit, Hang Jebat was accused by Hang Tuah of 'derhaka' (contumacy).

The duel between two of Melaka's most prominent knights has left a permanent question as to the moral behind Hang Jebat's aberrant reaction against the authority and the conventions by which Hang Tuah exercised his conduct as loyal subject of the sultan.

A fully decorated admiral of Melaka's naval forces who defended successfully, countless attacks against Melaka sovereignty from Siamese and Acehnese fleets.

Hang Tuah's outstanding performance as a military officer made him a legend that has graced many a court and the history of Melaka.

Hang Tuah's bravery was discovered during his adolescence when he single handedly arrested a man who had ran amuck in the village called Kampong Duyong. His valiant act caught the sultan's attention and was called to the palace and conferred the youngest knight ever to serve in the history of Melaka.

Built in 1459 under the royal command of Sultan Mansor Shah for Hang Li Poh, the Chinese princess who married the sultan, the well never dried up during days of old and was the only source of water supply during great droughts. The Dutch enclosed it with stout walls in 1677 to maintain its ultimate into a wishing well and it is said that those who throw coins into it will return to Melaka time and again.

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Located in Kampong Duyong where Hang Tuah spent his childhood among four of his good friends who would later become the famous knights of Melaka. The well is said to be the abode of his soul which takes the apparition of a white crocodile. For a commoner to catch the glimpse of Hang Tuah is hardly likely. It is said that only the holy among us can ever hope to see the apparition.