The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River. The slab; which is believed to date back to at least the 13th century and possibly as early as the 10th or 11th century; bore an undeciphered inscription. Recent theories suggest that the inscription is either in Old Javanese or Sanskrit. It is likely that the person who commissioned the inscription was a Sumatran. The slab was blown up in 1843 to clear and widen the passageway at the river mouth to make space for a fort and the quarters of its commander. The slab may be linked to the legendary story of the 14th-century strongman Badang; who is said to have thrown a massive stone to the mouth of the Singapore River. On Badang's death; the Rajah sent two stone pillars to be raised over his grave 'at the point of the straits of Singhapura'.