Perak War
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The Perak War took place between British and local forces in Perak
, a state in northwestern Malaysia. The sultan of Upper Perak and other local chiefs attempted to end foreign influence in the region and remove the British administrator James W.W. Birch
. Following the murder of Birch in 1875, British forces were sent in to end local resistance.
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, a state in northwestern Malaysia. The sultan of Upper Perak and other local chiefs attempted to end foreign influence in the region and remove the British administrator James W.W. Birch
James W.W. Birch
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch was the first British Resident in Perak, Malaysia...
. Following the murder of Birch in 1875, British forces were sent in to end local resistance.
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- Corresp: Actions of Perak Expeditionary Force post-murder of Birch