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Syarif Masahor bin Syarif Hassan,1800(date unknown)(bruneian empire)- february 1890 [1] also written as Sharif Masahor was a famous Malay rebel of Hadhrami descent ...
Syed Mashhor bin Syed Muhammad Ash-Sahab, also written as Syed Masahor [1] was born in Langat. [2] His father Syed Muhammad Ash-Sabab is of Arab descent from Pontianak [ 3 ] (West Kalimantan). Syed Mashhor was a cousin of Sultan Abdul Samad on his mother's side. [ 4 ]
Portuguese Malacca: 1511–1641: Dutch–Portuguese War: 1601–1661: Dutch Malacca: 1641–1824: Pahang Kingdom: 1770–1881: Straits Settlements: 1786–1946
The conflict over North Borneo, also known as Sabah, began after which a promise made by Sultan Muhyiddin to the Sultan of Sulu after Sulu helped him win the Brunei Civil War that went in his favor.
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]
Three major rebellions led by Rentap (1853), [64] Liu Shan Bang (1857) [65] [66] and Syarif Masahor (1860) [67] shook the Rajah's administration which, together with the stagnant economic conditions at the time, caused Brooke to be plagued by debt. [68]
This has angered Syarif Masahor. Syarif responded by building a bigger military force. This led the Brookes to reinstate Syarif as the leader of Sarikei in September 1857 in exchange for Brooke's control of Mukah. On 19 June 1856, Sir Charles Brooke led an expedition to Julau in order to counter the native resistance in Julau. [6]
In June 1859, Syarif Masahor, [1] [note 9] together with a "Kanowit" leader named "Sawing", [3] and a number of Malay chiefs killed two Brooke government officials, Charles Fox and Henry Steele. [ 1 ] [ note 10 ] In 1906, a peacemaking ceremony was performed between Kana and Iban tribes here.