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Syarif's territory was far away from the designated area. Brooke's encroachment into local leaders' territory caused many locals to rebel, including Syarif Masahor. [citation needed] James Brooke departed for England at the end of 1857, leaving his nephew, Captain John Brooke Brooke, in charge. This allowed Masahor to put his plans into action.
Sunan Gunungjati was the only one of the Wali Songo to have assumed a sultan's coronet. He used his kingship — imbued with the twin authority of his paternal Hashemite lineage and his maternal royal ancestry — to propagate Islam all along the Pesisir, or northern coast of Java.
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]
Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah appointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as interim Prime Minister for a while until a new Prime Minister candidate will be chosen. 25 February Istana Negara announced that the Agong interview session was held to collect statements from every Members of Parliament on choosing who will be the Prime Minister.
Datu Patinggi Abang Ali bin Abang Amir [1] (or commonly known as Datu Patinggi Ali [2]) was a key figure in the Sarawak Malays' resistance against the Brunei Empire, which ocurred throughout Pengiran Indera Mahkota and Raja Muda Hashim's reign in the 1830s.
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. [4]
The first Governor (Yang di-Pertuan Negeri) was Mustapha Harun. [52] Sabah held its first state election in 1967. On 6 June 1976, after only 44 days being elected for the second time as chief minister, Tun Fuad Stephens together with other state cabinet ministers died in a plane crash known as the Double Six Tragedy. He was replaced by Harris ...
Tun Leong Yew Koh (1888-1963), first Governor of Malacca, is the only Chinese ever appointed as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri in Malaysia, is the co-founder and first Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)