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Located
about 70km from Ipoh, the Pasir Salak Historical Complex
pays tribute to warriors such as Dato' Sagor and Dato'
Maharaja Lela. There are memorials erected in their
honour, in the shape of a sundang (broad sword), a
replica of the type of knife used in the killing of Mr.
Birch.The complex pays tribute to warriors such as Dato'
Sagor and Dato' Maharaja Lela, who led the locals
against the forces of the British colonial
administration.
This is
the place where the flames of Malay nationalism had
first stirred. When the then British Resident of Perak,
J.W.W. Birch was assassinated on the bank of Sungai
Perak (Perak River), tension between the British
colonial administration and the Malays rose. It
escalated into open conflict which eventually led to the
country's declaration of independence.
Other
attractions at the complex include the J.W.W. Birch
Monument, the grave of Sipuntum (the alleged assassin),
Datuk Maharaja Lela's fort, the Lela Rentaka cannons
used against the British colonial army, and two Rumah
Kutai (Perak traditional house) filled with local
historical and cultural artefacts. |
