What Is Mat Salleh

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What is mat salleh.

The mat salleh rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial british north borneo chartered company administration in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah. The mat salleh rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial british north borneo chartered company administration in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah it was instigated by datu muhammad salleh also known as mat salleh a local chief from the lingkabo district and sugut river he led the rebellion between 1894 until his death in tambunan in 1900. Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu lebih dikenali dengan mudah sebagai mat salleh merupakan pejuang sabah yang terkenal dalam penentangan terhadap penjajahan british di sabah. Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu dilahirkan di inanam sabah dan berketurunan bajau suluk beliau memang terkenal dengan sifat kepahlawanan dan keberanian berperang.

It was instigated by datu muhammad salleh also known as mat salleh a local chief from the lingkabo district and sugut river. In malay mat is the common denominator used to address persons back in the day. Mat salleh name meaning historically surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation place of origin clan affiliation patronage parentage adoption and even physical characteristics like red hair. Ever wonder why we call westerners mat salleh.

The word salleh is the outdated spelling for the word salih in malay meaning albino or white due lack of skin pigmentation. Hence the term mat salleh refers to an albino man. Please try again later.