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    Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy (Chinese: 葉亞來; pinyin: Yè Yǎlái; Cantonese Yale: Yihp A-lòih; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍p Â-lòi, Jawi: يب الوي‎; 14 March 1837 – 15 April...
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    founded in 1864 by Kapitan Yap Ah Loy, dedicated to patron deities of Sin Sze Ya and Si Sze Ya. The deities has guided Yap to defeat the enemies and defend...
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    town serving the tin mines of the region, and important figures such as Yap Ah Loy and Frank Swettenham were instrumental in the early development of the...
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    Yap Ah Loy, who had the most impact on Kuala Lumpur in its early years. He set up Kuala Lumpur's first school and a shelter for the homeless. Yap also...
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  • surname Ye Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), founder of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yap Kwan Seng (1846–1902), the last Chinese kapitan of Kuala Lumpur Yap Thiam Hien...
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  • excessive taxation by the local Malay chiefs. Yap Ah Shak then passed the title to Yap Ah Loy in 1859. Yap Ah Shak moved from Sungai Ujong to Kuala Lumpur...
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    When the Selangor Civil War broke out, Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur Yap Ah Loy was faced with internecine fighting among dissident Chinese groups as...
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    miners from the Ghee Hin vs Tengku Kudin (the viceroy of Yamtuan) and Yap Ah Loy who were supported by troops from Pahang and tin miners from the clan...
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    Eastern Affairs and Commerce. In the late nineteenth century, Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy, arguably the founding father of modern Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia...
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    by a Chinese Kapitan or headman. The most famous Chinese Kapitan was Yap Ah Loy, a Hakka. In the 1860s to 1870s, the Selangor Civil War erupted between...
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    Ye (surname) (redirect from Yap (surname))
    general Ye Yanlan (叶衍兰; 1823–1898), Qing dynasty official and writer Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), founder of Kuala Lumpur Ye Chengzhong (1840–1899), tycoon...
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    or Cross Street. Yap Ah Loy Road Jalan Yap Ah Loy 叶亚来路 (pinyin: Yèyàlái lù) Located near Jalan Tun Perak and named after Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), the third...
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    the Klang River. To the west of the river was land originally owned by Yap Ah Loy and was used to plant vegetables. In 1880, the state capital of Selangor...
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    communities in the early colonial settlement. Another notable Hakka was Yap Ah Loy, who founded Kuala Lumpur and was a Kapitan Cina of the settlement from...
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    the help of Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, one of his sons-in-law and Yap Ah Loy, a Chinese Kapitan. In 1866, the Sultan gave Raja Abdullah the power and...
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    1860s. Two of them were Kuala Lumpur and Klang. A Chinese kapitan named Yap Ah Loy was instrumental in developing Kuala Lumpur. As in Perak, this rapid development...
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  • Qi Wong Soon Koh Wong Sze Phin Wong Tack Wong Tien Fatt Yap Ah Loy Yap Ah Shak Yap Kwan Seng Yap Pian Hon Yeo Bee Yin Yeow Chai Thiam Yeung Kwo Yong Khoon...
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    founders of the state. The houses are: Thamboosamy (red) Swettenham (green) Yap Ah Loy (blue) Sulaiman (yellow) Maxwell School has one of the oldest prefects...
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    heritage. K. Sri Dhammananda Michelle Yeoh Koh Tsu Koon Tan Cheng Lock Yap Ah Loy K. Sri Dhammaratana Weeratunge Edward Perera Ong Tee Keat Sujiva Buddhism...
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    Indra Perkasa Wijaya Bakti, the Malay court position of Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy, arguably the founder of modern Kuala Lumpur. Overseas Chinese merchant...
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    societies (run by "Hui-Guan" 會館, or non-profit organisations). In the 1890s Yap Ah Loy, who held the title of Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, was the richest...
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    required that buildings be constructed of brick and tile. Hence, Kapitan Yap Ah Loy bought a sprawling piece of real estate, now Brickfields, for the setting...
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  • Park. The park was opened in 1895. Kapitan Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885) Kapitan Yap Kwan Seng (1846–1902) Kapitan Yap Loi Tiong (1866-1941) Kapitan Wang Man Fong...
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  • (丘秀) 1862–1868: Liu Ngim Kong (刘壬光) 1868–1885: Yap Ah Loy (叶亚来) 1885–1889: Yap Ah Shak (叶致英) 1889–1902: Yap Kwan Seng (叶观盛) 1845–1857: Tan Kee Soon (陳開順)...
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    mines in Perak. During the Selangor Civil War of the 1860s and 1870s, Yap Ah Loy's gangs who were aligned with Tengku Kudin repelled Syed Mashor's troops...
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  • Pacification of Larut, founding member of the Perak State Council Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy – third Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, played an important role in developing...
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    Abdullah, the administrator of the Klang Valley (led by Tengku Kudin and Yap Ah Loy), and Raja Mahadi, the claimant of that position (led by Syed Mashhor...
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    men to try to escape, but they were captured at Petaling and killed. Yap Ah Loy (a Hakka clan Leader), the Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur, however, managed to...
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  • (Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Yap Ah Loy 葉亞來 叶亚来 1837–1885 Huizhou, Guangdong Huizhou, Guangdong Founder, modern...
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    join Yap Ah Loy, a Hui Chew Hakka who was head of the Hai San in Selangor. Lee Ah Kun (Lee Ko Yin), Ho Ghi Siu and Chin Seng Yam (陈亚炎, Chin Ah Yam 陳亞炎)...
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