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The Pasir Salak Historical Complex (Malay: Kompleks Sejarah Pasir Salak) is a historical complex in Pasir Salak, Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia. History [ edit ]
Pasir Salak is a mukim and historical riverside town in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia, about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh.. The British colonial official J.W.W. Birch, who had been sent to take up the position of the first British Resident in Perak, was assassinated at Pasir Salak as the result of a conspiracy involving the local chiefs Dato Maharaja Lela and Sepuntum.
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch (3 April 1826 – 2 November 1875) was a British colonial official who was assassinated in the Malay state of Perak in 1875, an event that led to the outbreak of the Perak War and ultimately to the extension of British political influence over the Malay Peninsula.
Dato Maharaja Lela or Lela Pandak Lam (died on 20 January 1877) was a tribal chief from Perak, who is known for his assassination of James W. W. Birch, the British Resident of Perak, on 2 November 1875. [1]
Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman has died due to heart attack. He was the first national leader to be laid to rest in Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. Tun Hussein Onn, son of Dato Onn, has appointed as deputy the next day. 1974: 1 February: Kuala Lumpur was awarded as first Federal Territory state. 28 May
On the 15th, [specify] the British army arrived at Pasir Salak. The place was well defended, with a fort that had a six-foot rampart, coupled with a wooden wall on top and with a trench filled with sharpened spikes and traps. The warriors had several lantaka with them, alongside some muskets. The British attacked relentlessly, but the first ...
On the literary front, when he was the Chief Minister of Perak, he wrote a book entitled “Pasir Salak: Sehamparan Sejarah Perjuangan”, a book about the Malay rebellion against British rule in Perak on 2 November 1875, and at the same time he also produced assortments of pamphlets and booklets on tourism for Pasir Salak and Perak.
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