Draft:Cauder Mohudeen Merican
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Abdul Kader Mohideen Merican, aka Cauder Mohideen/Mydin Merican, is also known as Kapitan Keling. He migrated to Penang with his mother, Fatima, and his younger brother, Muhammad Noordin Merican. They departed from the Coromandel Coast , south of India, in the mid-1770s. At that time, Kader was just 11 years old, while his brother was 7 years old. They originated from a port called Parrangipettai, which is now known as Porto Novo, in Arcot. Parrangi in Tamil means "white people" or "foreign people." "Paranggi" also shared the same meaning with "Ferringgi," "Franji," "Parankiar," and" Farang," - referring to the Europeans. "Pettai" mea village or port. They then anchored in Tanjong Pudukarai.ns