Kota Ngah Ibrahim

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Ngah Ibrahim's Fort
Kota Ngah Ibrahim (in Malay)
Larut, Matang and Selama District, Malaysia
Kota Ngah Ibrahim Front View.jpg
The Kota Ngah Ibrahim complex.
Site information
Open to
the public		Yes
Kota Ngah Ibrahim
Site history
Builtca. 1870
Built by Ngah Ibrahim
In use1870-now
Garrison information
Past
commanders		 Ngah Ibrahim

Kota Ngah Ibrahim or Ngah Ibrahim's Fort is a fort of historical value [1] [2] in Taiping, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. The fort is located at Jalan Taiping-Kuala Sepetang road near Matang town. The complex is now known as Matang Museum. [3]

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History

The fort was built in the 1870s as the private residence of Ngah Ibrahim, Raja Larut of Perak. [4] The fort was square in shape with walls as tall as 2.5 metre. The fort was built in European style and covers 10,000 metre square feat area[ clarification needed ]. [5] Bricks and cement were used as building blocks. [6] [7] The fort houses cannon, rifles, gunpowder and spear, among others. [8] The complex were build nearby Sungai Larut, to enable easy access to his four fire ship. [9]

He also hired Tristram Speedy as his police chief, alongside 110 sepoy to further strengthen defence of his fortress. [10]

After the murder of J.W.W. Birch, the first British Resident in Perak at Pasir Salak on 2 November 1875, [11] the fort became a court for the trial of Birch's murder. Dato Maharajalela, Dato' Sagor, Sepuntum and Pandak Indut were found guilty and were sentenced to death by hanging at the court on 21 January 1877. Ngah Ibrahim, Sultan Abdullah and other statesmen were exiled to Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Ngah Ibrahim died on 1887 in Singapore and was buried at the Masjid Al-Junied cemetery. However, on 7 September 2006, Ngah Ibrahim's body was brought back to Perak and reburied within the fort. [12]

In the 1900s, the court was moved to a new building at Taiping. In 1913, the house was turned into the first Teachers' Training College for Malay teachers, known as the Matang College. Ten years later on 1923, the college was closed for the new Sultan Idris Training College in Tanjung Malim. Subsequently, the residence was turned into a primary school, Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Matang. During the Japanese occupation in 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army made the fort its headquarters and war strategic operations centre. [13] After the Japanese surrendered in 1945, the fort was turned again into Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Matang until 1982 when the school was moved to the new building near the fort. From 1987, this fort was taken over by the Perak Museum Department as a state historical site known as Kota Ngah Ibrahim Historical Complex.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facelift for historical complexes". New Straits Times . 29 June 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Zubin, Kahrleez (3 February 1989). "Central Market does it bit for heritage". New Straits Times . p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Ahmad, Abu Thalib. Museums in the Northern Region of Peninsula Malaysia and Cultural Heritage (PDF) (Thesis). Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia. p. 29. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Ng, Sharon Kooi Kin (20 October 2016). "Selamat Matang!: A trip to the historical Perak fishing village of Matang". New Straits Times . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kota Long Jaafar, Perak". Pustakailmu.arkib.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Archipel (in French). Vol. 45–46. 1993. p. 194.
  7. ↑ Siri wacana sejarah dan falsafah sains [History and philosophy science discussion series] (in Malay). Vol. 4. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. 1992. p. 42.
  8. ↑ A. Malek, Mohd. Zamberi (2001). Larut daerah terkaya [Richest district Larut] (in Malay). Bangi: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. p. 38. ISBN   9789679425468.
  9. ↑ Halimi, Ahmad Jelani; Saat, Ishak (2010). Warisan Melayu Perak [Perak's Malay Heritage] (in Malay). Penerbit UTHM. p. 39. ISBN   9789675457180.
  10. ↑ Ibrahim, Sallehuddin (2004). Jejak merdeka [Independence Trail] (in Malay). p. 40. ISBN   9789834191306.
  11. ↑ Abdul Rahim, Rozainah (22 July 2020). "Sharing history of country's heroes to ignite patriotic spirit". Bernama . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Singh, Jaspal (3 September 2006). "Homecoming for Perak's forgotten heroes" (PDF). New Straits Times . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Museums in Perak". New Straits Times . 8 October 2004. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Funds to renovate Kota Ngah Ibrahim". New Sunday Times . 9 May 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 5 February 2026.

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