Sutan Puasa

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Sutan Puasa
Born
Sutan Puasa

1810
Mandailing Natal Regency, Sumatera
Died14 Ogos 1908 / 16 Rajab 1326 Hijri
(aged 98 years old)
Batu Road, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Resting place
Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
Other nameSutan Naposo
OccupationsEntrepreneur, adventurers
EraMuhammad Shah of Selangor (Third Sultan of Selangor), Abdul Samad of Selangor (Forth Sultan of Selangor), and Sulaiman of Selangor (Fifth Sultan of Selangor)
Known forOne of the founder of Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia[1]

Sutan Puasa (Jawi: سوتن ڤواسا), also known as Sutan Puasa @ Sutan Naposo[2] Bin Raja Ira Koling Bin Sutan Naga Marunding Bin Namora Sende Tua Lubis was a public figure[3] and one of the founders of Kuala Lumpur.[4][5] He was also known as mining entrepreneur,[6] tin trader and agricultural pioneer.

At his peak, he was known as the richest and most influential man in Kuala Lumpur.[7]

History

Sutan Puasa led Mandailing people[8] to fled to Malaya during the height of Padri War[9] happening at his hometown.[2] He settled down at Ampang Road[2] and invited Hui Siew and Ah Sze Keledek to be a part of early settlers to develop Kuala Lumpur.[10][2]

Acting as Selangor nobleman,[8] he alongside Raja Billah, collected tax that pass thru Klang River and Gombak River.[11]

In 1869, he supported the appointment of Yap Ah Loy as the third Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur.[12]

Sutan Puasa's residence at Batu 4 1/2, Gombak where he lived before he died in 1908. The house was demolished around 1984.

He played a role of supporting Raja Mahadi during the peak of Klang War.[2] As part of the losing faction, he rfled to Klang.[2]

In 1875, he led a small revolt at Hulu Langat[13] but failed. He was later imprisoned for a year.[2]

He was released and stay at Batu Road[14] for a while. He later moved to Chow Kit Road.[8] He died on 14 Ogos 1908 and was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery.

Reference

  1. "Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 80 (2). Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2007: 6. Retrieved 20 October 2026. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Sutan Puasa menetap di Jalan Ampang" [Sutan Puasa settled in Jalan Ampang]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  3. Mohd Noor, Arba'iyah, ed. (2018). Sumbu Dunia Melayu: Hubungan Keserumpunan Malaysia-Indonesia (in Malay). Universiti Malaya Press. p. 89. ISBN 9789831009710. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  4. Sarabatin, Mohd Azrone; Yusop, Siti Haliza (8 April 2018). "Sutan Puasa pengasas sebenar Kuala Lumpur?" [Sutan Puasa the real founder of Kuala Lumpur?]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  5. Bernama (1 April 2018). "Saudagar Mandailing, Sutan Puasa pengasas Kuala Lumpur?" [Mandailing merchant, Sutan Puasa the founder of Kuala Lumpur?]. Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  6. Gullick, J. M. (1955). "Kuala Lumpur 1880–1895". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 28 (4): 4. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  7. Adnan, Haji Nawang (1997). Kuala Lumpur dari Perspektif Haji Abdullah Hukum (in Malay). Berita Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9789679694604.
  8. Farhan, Azizul (26 March 2024). "Bukan Yap Ah Loy Yang Buka Kuala Lumpur!" [Not Yap Ah Loy Who Opened Kuala Lumpur!]. The Patriots (in Malay). Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  9. Abdul-Razzaq Lubis and Khoo Salma Nasution. Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875–1911. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS), 2003.
  10. Iszahanid, Hafizah (11 March 2017). "Sutan Puasa pembuka Kuala Lumpur" [Sutan Puasa the opener of Kuala Lumpur]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  11. Gullick, J. M. (1998). A History of Selangor, 1766–1939. Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. p. 162. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  12. Gullick, J. M. (1955). Old Kuala Lumpur. Oxford University Press. p. 9. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  13. Gullick, J. M. (1983). The Story of Early Kuala Lumpur. Eastern Universities Press (M). p. 53. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  14. Lubis, Abdur-Razzaq (2003). Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak. Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. p. 194. ISBN 9789679948332. Retrieved 20 October 2026.

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