CONSEQUENCES PAID BY DATO MAHARAJALELA

        (Source: Arkib Negara Malaysia)

Written by Sir William Jervois, Governor of the straits Settlements to the Earl of Carnavon in 1877, this letter is about the execution of Dato' Maharajalela and his accomplices for murdering Birch in 1875. a recommendation was made by Jervois to let the other four of the accomplices to be held in lifetime prisons instead of being hang along with Dato Maharajalela.



After the Murder of JWW Birch, Dato Maharajalela, Dato Sagor and Pandak Indut were caught and hang and his other accomplices were exiled from the country. Sultan Abdullah who was found guilty is of assisting the murder of Birch was exiled to the Seychelles for 16 years.



Due the Murder of JWW BIRCH, the title of "MAHARAJALELA" were made extinct after the last holder of the title, Dato' Pandak Lam was executed.

In my point of view, i was pretty interested in the nationalism of Dato' Maharajalela at first but then , when you read more, you know more. Right at this moment i am probably thinking that Dato' Maharajalela fight was actually not laudable but it is his fight and he died protecting what he believes in. Everyone have their own judgement.




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WHAT HAPPEN BETWEEN THE RULERS

From the Malay Chiefs point of view, the British resident, Birch was arrogant and he has neglected the local customs. Birch have no idea about the Malay and he had absolutely no knowledge of the local language.


However, Birch was shocked at the Malay practice of Orang Asli slavery and have put it into halt. An immediate order was given to put a stop on the 'barbaric' act according to Birch. Although it is the right thing to do from Birch standpoint, but for the chiefs it is like trying to force a bunch of tigers to eat like a rabbit. Ofcourse, the payment was with his own life.

Derived from selling Orang Asli as a slave, Dato Maharajalela's income was totally deficit and so he along with a few slave traders who were not satisfied with the new law ganged up and annihilated Birch while he was taking a bath.

well, for me it is not a laudable act from Dato Maharajalela but it is the price that Birch have to pay for the sudden disturbance on the act of law of the Malay people without actually knowing and understanding anything.





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THE HISTORICAL MOMENT OF PASIR SALAK

Pasir Salak is one of the famous historical places in Malaysia. it is considered as  the place of where modern history started despite the background was covered with blood and violance. James Wheeler Woodford Birch, who are  known simply as J.W.W. Birch was annihilated in this particular place. he was the first British Resident after the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was sign. he was murdered on the 2nd of November 1875.

the history stated that Birch was murdered due his disrespect towards the Malay rulers and the rules he presented was ridiculous and can not be accepted by the locals. Dato Maharajalela was extremely displeased with Birch attitude. He himself abolished slavery in Perak yet he was keeping himself slaves within his very own household. Plus, Dato' Maharajalela's income was pretty much derived from selling the Orang Asli as a slave. the abolishing probably give him a severe wound in the pocket.

Terowong Sejarah Pasir Salak 

Pangkor Treaty and implementation of this system has basically ease a wedge between the feuding factions in Perak . Pembesar-pembesar Perak and Sultan Abdullah's finally realized the mistake after they signed the Treaty of Pangkor that directly aside their traditional rights in matters of tax collection and control in their own profits which resulting in each colony has stalled in the face of this British colonial power strength . Finally, they have resorted to killing JWW Birch and his escorts in Pasir Salak on November 2, 1875.

Following from this bloody event, The British has launched a massive war against the people of Perak Malays in order to catch the killer  of JWW Birch . Police forces , the army and the English navy under the command of Captain Speedy surrounded the Perak waters . The houses of the Malays that the suspects were burnt , the defense of the Malay people in Batak Rabit was on an all-out attack and eventually captured . English continues to advance along the Silver River and killed without mercy. Despite the lack of weapons and war tactics, the Perak Malays are still capable of fighting British attack such as that done in the Old City . Silver war has lasted up to the year 1876 and the end of all involved in the murder of JWW birch arrested and tried this war ended.

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DATO' MAHARAJALELA

DATO' MAHARAJALELA

         Perak nasionalist, Dato' Maharajalela is one of the 'Pembesar Delapan' which came from Luwuk District in Sulawesi. Dato Maharajalela was known as Pandak Lam by the locals. He is the son of the Bugis King which is the descendant of Daeng Salili. He came to Perak when Sultan Mudzafar Shah III was on the throne and he was given the title "Dato 'Maharaja Lela Tan Lela" as he was appointed as the 'Mufti' there. he was also granted the permission to decapitate without question. 

He died on 20th January 1877 after he was found guilty of assassinating J.W.W Birch who was at that time, appointed as the first British Resident due to the Pangkor deal. 

museum in Pasir Salak depicted the moment when Dato' Maharajalela was hanged.  Dato' Maharajalela is seen as a symbol of resistance again British collonialism and he was recognised as the Malay hero by the Malay Nationalist.

Well, hard to break the nice point of the story. According to my readings, there are also sources which said that Dato' Maharajalela was a slave dealer and the Malay Nationalist refuse to admit this fact and they preferred to recognize him as a brave warrior who fought for his belief. the actual fact is still unknown, well not to me as i have limited access to resources. i'll try and look it up some more and i will try and provide the best fact and please do correct me if im wrong

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PASIR SALAK

       

Pasir Salak is located in Perak, Malaysia and it is well known as one of the historical places in Malaysia. As from my first entry, a novel called Pahlawan Pasir Salak written by Ismail Sarbini tells the story of Malaysian nationalist, Dato Maharajalela who fought till his last breath. All the important event which are stated in the history of Malaysia were witnessed by the land of Pasir Salak.

Pasir Salak was carved as a historical place when the first British resident, J.W.W Birch was killed on the 2nd November 1875 on this particular location. 

Today, Pasir Salak has become one of the tourist attraction due to its historical value and it is a very beautiful place to visit.

some of the tourist spot in Pasir Salak

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Introduction

Assalamualaikum and greetings..

My name is Najwa Ahmad and I am feeling pretty excited about my first entry on this blog. 

Basically, this blog entry will be written by me and the topics are about the national heroes of Malaysia whom have fought bravely to defend the rights of the citizen.

My chosen nationalist is Dato Maharajalela and the history which has occured at Pasir Salak one of the most historical place in Malaysia. I am interested in the storyline which I have read back in 2007 when I was in form 3 from the novel Pahlawan Pasir Salak written by Ismail Sarbini.

My objectives are to:

·         To inform the reader of Dato Maharajalela background and the history of Pasir Salak

·         To let the citizen of Malaysia knew more about the warrior who fought for the country

·         To make sure that the history of Malaysia is preserved and known by everyone

My motivation came from this novel and it encourage me to get to know more about the history of Malaysia and I really hope that anyone who read from my entry would feel the same as i do and we can preserved and the burning spirits of nationalism from the warrior and carved it into our heart.

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