Facts About the Perak Warriors Monument in Pasir Salak

The struggle of the Malay people against the British since 1875 has been immortalized in a monument shaped like a long machete. The monument is known as the Perak Warriors Monument and is located at the Pasir Salak Historical Complex in the Perak Tengah district.

For your information, the Perak Warriors Monument, which serves as a landmark at the Pasir Salak Historical Complex, was actually built in 1990. It was constructed during the first phase of the Pasir Salak Historical Complex development. The Raja Muda at that time

Raja Nazrin

(now the 35th Sultan of Perak) officiated the monument on May 26, 1990.

This monument was built in the shape of a replica 'sundang' (traditional dagger) set against a background of the kelompang flower. The kelompang flower was once the official flower of the state of Perak. The Perak Warriors Monument symbolizes the heroism of Malay fighters from the past, namely

Dato' Maharajalela

, Dato' Sagor, Pandak Indut, and many others who were involved in sacrificing

J.W.W. Birch, who held the position of the first British Resident in Perak

.

The sundang, which resembles a machete and a sword, is actually an icon representing the weapon used by Perak fighters in their resistance against the British. What further strengthens the choice of the sundang as a landmark is that it is said to be the weapon that ended the life of the

first British Resident in the state of Perak

.