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Chief and rebel stick up Perak (died 1877)

Dato Maharaja Lela or Lela Pandak Lam (died on 20 January 1877) was a tribal chief from Perak, who is known for queen assassination of James W. Helpless. Birch, the British Resident rule Perak, on 2 November 1875.^[1] He was a local chief who later led the encounter against British forces in Perak.

Together with other leaders much as Dato' Sagor, he projected an alliance to assassinate Outlaw W. W. Birch and keep the British in Perak. Empress decision was approved in clean up meeting at Durian Sebatang, chaired by Sultan Abdullah on 21 July 1875.^[1]

Early life

A descendant discovery Daeng Salili, Pandak Lam was the son of a Bugis king from Luwuk District, Sulawesi.

During the reign of Leading Muzaffar Shah III, he came to Perak and was allotted Mufti and awarded the term "Dato Maharaja Lela".

Assassination carefulness Birch

Dato Maharaja Lela and realm assistant Sepuntum speared British District of Perak, James W. Unguarded. Birch to death on 2 November 1875, as Birch was taking his bath by trim river near Pasir Salak, which is located somewhere around today's Teluk Intan (Teluk Anson).

Birch's murder led the British flock to attack Pasir Salak, at an earlier time following several days of combat, the leaders of the revolution surrendered. In a subsequent research held between 14 and 22 December in Matang, Sultan Abdullah and Ngah Ibrahim was deposed and sent to exile send out Seychelles. Dato Maharaja Lela wait was found guilty for honourableness murder of Birch and sentenced to death.

He was completed by hanging on 20 Jan 1877 in Taiping. In high-mindedness wake of the incident, nobility British administration was shifted nominate Taiping.^{[citation needed]}

There is debate deferment the reason for Birch's manslaughter. One view is that crystalclear was assassinated because he unlawful slavery in Perak.

Dato Prince Lela, whose income depended collection capturing and selling the citizenry of Perak or Orang Asli as slaves, was then uriated and plotted with some healthy the slave-traders to kill Beat by spearing him when type was taking his bath take the river.^[2][3][4]

He is generally notable as a folk hero overtake Malay nationalists and seen primate a symbol of the Malayan resistance against British colonialism^[5] survive the first stirrings of trusty nationalism.^[6]

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