Yap ah loy history book

Yap ah loy was why kuala lumpur became what it is today, he established the township he initiated the kldamansara road, and was the first person to build brick shophouses in 1884, said ranjit. Raja abdullah and yap ah loy led the first expedition and they landed on the site where the gombak river and kelang river meet. And they have erased yap ah loy from history text book. Yap ah loy may not have been the founder of kuala lumpur. Because of the important work of yap ah loy the city grew from a settlement to a real city. Chan wing was one of the millionaires born in the heydays of the tin mining industry. Sep 16, 2018 jm gullick in his book the story of kuala lumpur 18571993 described yap ah loy as mr kuala lumpur until 1879, before the british stepped in to take over the town. Anyway, to reach ampang and those other surrounding rich tin areas, they had to travel up the klang river. In tracing the history of kuala lumpur to 1942, the author has drawn a picture of the local communities and their leaders, beginning with the legendary yap ah loy. He proposed to appoint yap ah shak and chow yuk to manage his property in his absence. So for discussion sake, shouldnt the founder of something be the first of something. The adventure began for yap ah loy and others with promises of fortunes to be won.

Academic calls for recognition of sutan puasa as kls founder. The leaders of the chinese community, who administer the chinese settlement and ensure law and order, were conferred the title of kapitan cina chinese headman by the malay chief. Some authors have a long list of things they would like their readers to take away from their books. Yap ah loy may not have been the founder of kuala lumpur, according to this new book february 21, 2019 posted in. New book sheds light on yap ah loys contender for kl. Why is yap ah loy being discredited as the founder of kuala. George yap swee fatt, the last grandson of yap ah loy, kls kapitan cina, died yesterday morning. The end of the 19th century was harsh on kuala lumpur.

In the 19th century the area where kl now lies was an important settlement for the tinindustry. Yap ah loy also known as yap tet loy and yap mao lan, started the development of kuala lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid 1800s. The textbook greatly downplays the role of yap ah loy not even mentioned in the main text in developing kuala lumpur. The straits settlements postmark can be seen clearly on this postcard image, along with the date, 25 january 1909. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Did yap ah loy ever put his feet up with a good book. Yap ah loy died in the middle of april 1885 and in 18851886, after consulting representatives of different dialect groups in kuala lumpur, the british chose yap ah shak, who had passed the title to yap ah loy twentysix years earlier, to serve as selangors new kapitan china and state councillor. On a side wall in the ancestral hall of the yap clan association, located in the heart of kuala lumpurs chinatown, hang pictures of the last three chinese. Textbook history credits the bugis chief of klang, raja abdullah, while the chinese regard the third kapitan china, yap ah loy, as. Yap ah loy died in the middle of april 1885, and yap ah shak, became the selangors new kapitan china and state councillor in 1885. A century ago, all the governments printing was carried out in this building sited at what is today jalan raja and the current location of the kl city gallery. His parents live in the village of tam shui in the kwai yap district of the fui chiu prefecture. Some people might call yap ah loy a gangster, but to greatgranddaughter irene tam mun choong, he was a national hero who helped build a nation and was a good man. After yap ah loy, another chinaman was to become the richest man of his era, leaving behind when he died in 1917, a net worth of rm20 mil.

To be blunt to the point of being uncontrollably frank,the malaysian historical text doesnt always convey the factual truth. Yap ah loy, kapitan cina of kuala lumpur malaysia, kuala lumpur history, malaysia history, yap ah loy history. Apr 01, 2018 new book sheds light on yap ah loys contender for kl founder title. A history of chinese establishment in colonial society lohanda, mona on. Hiu siew, the owner of a mine in lukut and early shops in kuala lumpur, was. Areca books i was told there were hardly any documents on kl, so the discovery or uncovering of these documents and images was, of course, thrilling and delightful, as they assisted me in telling the story of sutan puasa and the development of. He helped transform kl into a bustling mining town, ultimately transforming it into the capital city of selangor in 1880, and later, into the nations capital. Gullick jalan raja java street jmbras khoo klang river kuala lumpur labourers lake gardens land later loke yew london malacca malaria malay. Welcome to the loy family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. A new book has revealed new information about kuala lumpurs history, renewing an. He served as the third kapitan china of kuala lumpur, and in this administrative capacity, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial. Perspectives on the social history of early modern south china and southeast asia book. On the 1st of september 1884 occurred the last of the natural catastrophes which damaged kuala lumpur in yap ah loys time.

Also the brief chapter on founding of kuala lumpur by chinese capitan yap ah loy and its early years which saw the biggest battle ever. Yap, who died in 1885 at the age of 48, was also widely credited for his role in ending the civil war in selangor. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the loy surname. The statement made by prof emeritus tan sri dr khoo kay kim in several intellectual discourse last year that the founder of kuala lumpur was sutan puasa, from mandailing, had raised questions among the public since malaysian history has stated that yap ah loy, the third kapitan china was the founder of. Even yap ah loy,a hakka chinese,was not acknowledged to be the real founder of kuala lumpur although historical evidence proves otherwise. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Yap ah loy may have been the capitalist who opened up kuala lumpur.

It is essentially all about skewing and manipulating facts to accommodate ketuanan melayu whenever malaysian researcher. At kanching, an ally of yap ah loy, yap ah sze, was ambushed and murdered, probably at the instigation of chong chong, another hakka headman. They disembarked at where the masjid jamek now stands and trekked overland to ampang. Malaysian history textbooks ranjit singh malhi what. Saving the history of jln sultan and kuala lumpur duration. Meneer yap was in het klein plattelandsdorp zhoutian in huiyang geboren. Join facebook to connect with yap ah loy and others you may know. Yap ah loy was born in the guangdong province of southern china on the 14th march 1837. Yap ah loy may not have founded kuala lumpur, according to this new book. The place where they landed is the site of the famous masjid jamek in kuala lumpur. Yap ah loy managed to persuade the miners and coolies to remain in kl and also persuaded the malays in surrounding districts to grow rice and other garden products. The 615page book on the role of sutan puasa and the mandailing people will. If history textbooks are to be believed, the people mentioned in them do nothing but sign treaties, fight wars, and plan assassinations and rebellions.

Department of history, national university of singapore. Emeritus tan sri dr khoo kay kim also pointed out sutan puasas role in kls development, and was quoted by malaysiakini as saying. Kapitan china yap ah loy, also known as yap tet loy and yap mao lan, is an important figure of early kuala lumpur. Now, while yap ah loy has been entered into the history books as the founder of kuala lumpur, raja abdullah is never mentioned. Yap ah loy and the heroic past of chinese malaysians.

New book sheds light on yap ah loys contender for kl founder title. He spent his first years in the peninsula as a miner and petty. Jm gullick in his book the story of kuala lumpur 18571993 described yap ah loy as mr kuala lumpur until 1879, before the british stepped in to take over the town. He served as the third kapitan china of kuala lumpur, and in this administrative capacity, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial and mining centre during the 19th century. Many died in malarial swamps and many more were exploited by unscrupulous employers and agents.

But many millionaires were also born and success stories like yap ah loy and loke yew made it into the history books and onto road signs. Yap ah loy should always be remembered for developing kl. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Fmt an academic has dismissed historical accounts that credit the founding of kuala lumpur to yap ah loy or raja abdullah as having nothing substantive to them. Yap ah loy was the third chinese kapitan of kuala lumpur. There was new research that emerged that highlighted sutan puasa, who migrated from sumatera, played an. The ragstoriches tales of the first generation chinese immigrants were astounding. It takes historical fiction, i suppose, to flesh out a historical figure to animate those blurry black and white lithographs and. At this time the city was tormented by disasters and adversity. Apr 02, 2018 at the conclusion of the longest civil strife in 19th century malaya, the british handed over the helm of kuala lumpur to yap ah loy. Founded by yap ah loy in 1864, the temple was built to commemorate yap s former employer, kapitan shin kap. Part 1 the fallacy of the importance of yap ah loy 140 years ago saw the first malaychinese business partnership in kuala lumpur that resulted in kuala lumpur developing into a thriving metropolitan and eventually emerge as the nations capital. Loy is also a chinese word in some of over 2500 dialects for thunder and also a family name in some chinese areas see yap ah loy.

Malaysian history textbooks ranjit singh malhi what you. Gullick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Yap ah loy s legacy and one of the oldest chinese temples in kl according to legend, kapitan shins blood was white when he was beheaded, so the chinese began to worship him. All historians worth their salt will admit that yap ah loy was primarily responsible for transforming kuala lumpur from a mining village into a leading commercial and mining centre after it was largely destroyed during the selangor civil war 18671873. The history of kuala lumpur began in the middle of the 19th century with the rise of the tin mining industry, and boomed in the early 20th century with the development of rubber plantations in selangor. Weve all learnt in school that yap ah loy, the leader of kls chinese community, made a lot of significant contributions to the citys development during the 19th century. Any malaysian who has studied history would remember learning about how our. Kapitan china yap ah loy also known as yap tet loy and yap mao lan, is an important figure.

When foreign historians with backed up irrefutable proof and a lot of groundwork done point out that the legendary malay warriors hang tuah,hang jebat. His decisive victory at kuala lumpur in 1873 proved to be the turning point of the war and left him in a strong political position. Yap ah loy may not have been the founder of kuala lumpur, according to this new book. He had been born in 1837 in the kwangtung province, a hakka chinese of poor family. Yap ah loy arrived in the malay state of selangor in 1856 at the age of 19. Invariably, the selangor royal family got dragged into these conflicts and in many instances the involvement of the malay army would determine the. The only thing associated with raja abdullah is that road in kampong baru that carries his name. Sin sze ya temple, built in 1864 by kapitan yap ah loy, is hailed as the oldest taoist temple in kuala lumpur. The statement made by prof emeritus tan sri dr khoo kay kim in several intellectual discourse last year that the founder of kuala lumpur was sutan puasa, from mandailing, had raised questions among the public since malaysian history has stated that yap ah loy, the third kapitan china was the founder of the city. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Textbook history credits the bugis chief of klang, raja abdullah, while the chinese regard the third kapitan china, yap ah loy, as the legendary founder. The legendary chinese yap ah loy, also known as yap tet loy or yap mao lan became chinese kapitan of kuala lumpur and succeeded in just a few years to establish law and order in the town and became a sort of mayor of k. Who was the founder of kuala lumpur, the capital city of malaysia.

The statement made by prof khoo kay kim in several discourses last year that the founder of kuala lumpur was sutan puasa, from mandailing, had raised questions, since malaysian history has stated. He was frail towards the end, said his eldest daughter, datin patricia indot nee yap. That was where they decided the first tin mine would be opened. Yap ah loy then took his men to kanching to drive out chong chong in 1870, and 12 chinese and 8 malays were killed in what would become known as the kanching massacre. Even more remarkable is the improbable rise of a small trading post on a river bank far in the interior, to the proud status of state, then federal, and finally national capital. Making heroes conform to the stricter tenets of filial piety may have fit well with the political ideology of taiwan in the. When civil war broke out in selangor in 1870, yap ah loy was faced with internecine fighting among dissident chinese groups as well as attacks from malay factions. Yap ah loy and raja abdullah sailed up the kelang river to the confluence of the kelang and gombak rivers. Books cultural heritage culture history kuala lumpur living malaysia malaysian history nonfiction yap ah loy is sutan puasa the real founder of kl. New book renews debate on who founded kuala lumpur free. The current form 2 history textbook has downplayed the role of yap ah loy in developing kuala lumpur, it has just one sentence on him. But closer examination reveals that the founding myths of kuala lumpur have omitted the earliest chapter of the citys history.

Why do malaysian history books claim that singapore left. Yap ah shak died in 1889 and his title passed to yap kwan seng, who became the fifth and last kapitan china of kuala lumpur from 1889 to 1902. The people who lived in the town made it what it was at the time, earning their livelihood, and enjoying. Tam showing a portrait of yap ah loy from the book the story of kuala lumpur 185719390 by j. Dont glorify yap ah loy, says perkasa free malaysia today. His last moments were spent with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at his eldest daughters residence here. The history of yap ah loy yap ah loy, sejarah malaysia. After the independence of the federation of malaya from the british empire on 31 august 1957 and later the formation of malaysia in 1963, kuala lumpur became the capital of malaysia. Chan wing, like loke yew, was a cantonese, but the mining sector, although originally dominated by the hakka, was, by the turn of the 20th century, no longer so exclusively under hakka control. At the time when he grew up many young men were going abroad to foreign countries such as malaya.

Textbook history credits the bugis chief of klang, raja abdullah, while the chinese regard the third kapitan china, yap ah loy. Situated just a threeminute walk away from petaling street, the temple also functions as a cultural centre for the citys chinese community and is usually filled with devotees during significant occasions such as chinese new year. Feb 05, 2018 who was the founder of kuala lumpur, the capital city of malaysia. Independent scholar abdurrazzaq lubis is quick with his answer when asked what he wants to get across in his book. Yap ah loy 187 served as vehicles for ongoing interpretations of ideology and morality. Yap ah loys personal eecord and the short history written by members of his. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Sep 30, 2017 interestingly, our earlier form four history textbook second edition published by dewan bahasa dan pustaka in 1979 provides a detailed account about three pages of yap ah loys role in developing kuala lumpur. New book sheds light on yap ah loys contender for kl founder. Apr 11, 2020 yap ah loy, leader of the chinese community of kuala lumpur, who was largely responsible for the development of that city as a commercial and mining centre.

He opened a tapioca mill in petaling street where the tubers from his farms were brought to be ground into flour. Abdurrazzaq lubis, who recently published a book detailing the contributions of a third figure, mandailing noble sutan puasa, tol. Isma president ustaz abdullah zaik abd rahman said malaysian history and, by extension, the history of the southeast asian region has long been skewed towards the contributions of the colonists and nonmalays, which downplayed the greater role played by the malays in developing the region. Chinese culture and polity in nineteenthcentury malaya. He was frequently mentioned in history books as the man who helped turn kuala. A history of chinese establishment in colonial society.