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Rentap (born Libau anak Ningkan; c. 1800–1870), also known as Libau Rentap, was a warrior and a recognized Iban hero in Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia) during the reign of the first White Rajah, James Brooke. His praisename, [definition needed] Rentap Tanah, Runtuh Menua translates from the Iban language as 'Earth-tremor
The Talang Tuo inscription is a 7th-century Srivijaya inscription discovered by Louis Constant Westenenk on 17 November 1920, on the foot of Bukit Seguntang near Palembang. ...
Other notable rebellions that were successfully quashed by the Brookes include those led by an Iban leader Rentap (1853–1863), and a Malay leader named Syarif Masahor (1860–1862). [37] As a result, a series of forts were built around Kuching to consolidate the Rajah's power. These include Fort Margherita, which was completed in 1879. [47]
Tangga udah di-tarit, Pintu udah di-tambit, Orang ari ulu, Orang ari ili, Nadai tahu niki kubu agi. Translation. Oh Ha! Oh Ha! Oh Ha! The time is now eight o'clock, The steps have been drawn up, The door is closed. People from up-river, People from down-river, Are not allowed to come up to the fort any more.
Layar is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.. The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
These are the list of federal constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan) followed by the state constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Negeri) in Malaysia.. Each federal constituency contains 2 to 6 state constituencies, except in the Federal Territories where there are only federal constituencies.
Kubu is a Malayic language spoken in the southern swamps of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia by the Kubu people (Orang Rimba), many of whom are nomadic. There is a degree of dialectal diversity. In Bukit Duabelas (Jambi), the Rimba language is very glottal, which initially makes it difficult to understand. [2]
The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an inscription discovered by the Dutchman C.J. Batenburg [1] on 29 November 1920 at Kedukan Bukit, South Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on the banks of Tatang River, a tributary of Musi River. It is the oldest surviving specimen of the Malay language, in a form known as Old Malay. [2]