Who really founded KL: Yap Ah Loy ... or Sutan Puasa?


'Sutan Puasa: Founder Of Kuala Lumpur' offers unique historical images, such as this one from 1874 of Sultan Abdul Samad, with members of his court at Jugra, Langat, in Selangor. 1. Tungku Panglima Raja Berkat Riau, 2. Raja Mahmud, 3. Syed Mashhor, 4. Sultan Abdul Samad, 5. Raja Alauddin Sulaiman. Photo from 'Sutan Puasa: Founder Of Kuala Lumpur'

Some authors have a long list of things they would like their readers to take away from their books. Not this author. Independent scholar Abdur-Razzaq Lubis is quick with his answer when asked what he wants to get across in his book: that Sutan Puasa is the founder of Kuala Lumpur. Period.

“With this project, I wanted to set the record straight that Sutan Puasa was the real founder of KL.

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