Born 1853, Haji Mohd Hassan bin Munas or more famously known as Tok Janggut (Old Man with Long Beard in Bahasa) was the son of Panglima Munas and Che Mah. He was born and raised in Kampung Saring, a small village in Kelantan, East of Peninsular Malaysia. His father, Panglima Munas was a man well-known in the village for his Silat fighting skills, learning Silat from his father, Tok Samad, who was a famous master in the district and later on diving deeper into the art from Panglima Puteh, one of the royal guards at the time.

Hang Tuah is a legendary warrior who lived in the 15th century during the Malaccan Sultanate. He was said to be one of the deadliest fighters among the Laksamana who served the Sultan and is considered one of the greatest Pendekars who ever lived in the Malay Kingdom.