Famous resistance events
All across the land, local heroes led brave uprisings against the colonisers. Here are some famous events children should know:
| Perak, 1875 | J.W.W. Birch was killed at Pasir Salak; Dato Maharajalela led the resistance. |
| Pahang | Dato Bahaman and Mat Kilau fought the British. |
| Kelantan, 1915 | Tok Janggut rose against British taxes. |
| Sarawak | Rentap fought James Brooke; later Rosli Dhoby resisted in 1949. |
| Sabah | Mat Salleh fought the British North Borneo Company. |
Key idea
These uprisings show that people all over the country bravely defended their homeland, even against a stronger enemy.
Remember
- Birch was killed at Pasir Salak in 1875.
- Tok Janggut — Kelantan; Mat Salleh — Sabah; Rentap — Sarawak.