# The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious…

> Disputed: The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious metal.

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# The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious…

The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious metal.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Portuguese accounts record a great shortfall between what Malacca yielded and what reached Lisbon.
- Any site holds a large precious-metal deposit.

## What would rule it out

- Royal accounts and the chronicles show a modest cargo of chosen objects and the sultan's treasury largely elsewhere.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The chronicles say Albuquerque loaded the ship with the plunder of Malacca and gifts for the king.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/evidence/EVD0D2BHN0W1641/the-chronicles-say-albuquerque-loaded-the-ship-with-the)

Supported

FOR

[The quantity figures (60 tons of gold; $2.6 billion) are modern treasure-hunters' estimates with no…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/evidence/EVD0D2BHN8P3YEV/the-quantity-figures-60-tons-of-gold-2-6-billion-are-modern)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What was lost with the ship?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/flor-de-la-mar/questions/QST0D2BHJTJ2WPN/what-was-lost-with-the-ship)

Most likelyA selection of valuable objects and gifts (the bracelet, the bronze lions, Malacca palace goods) and a share…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The bulk of the Malacca sultan's treasury, with gold, jewels and tribute, amounting to many tons of precious… [Answer ANS0D2BHMS25AXK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D2BHMS25AXK
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