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3 unusual facts about Taiping, Perak


Second rout of the Jiangnan Daying

The Green Standard Army twice attempted to besiege the Taiping rebels' capital Nanjing but was defeated both times by the rebel force's military strategies and tactics.

Tristram Speedy

In 1874 Speedy was appointed assistant British resident of Larut and established and named Malaysia’s oldest town, ‘Thaipeng’, meaning ‘Heavenly Peace’.

Yeoh Gun Heong

Yeoh Gun Heong (born August 15, 1951 in Taiping, Malaysia) is an impressionist landscape painter, with majority of works themed on Taiping landscapes.


Albert Ebossé Bodjongo

Before joining Perak, Bodjongo last played with his hometown club Douala Athletic Club, a club in MTN Elite Two, Cameroon's National Second Division.

Andō Teibi

Work also began on the development of Taiwan's forest resources on Taiping and Pa-hsien Mountains, as well as construction on the Yilan and Pingtung railway lines.

Antonio Gonzaga Netto

In Malaysia, arguably his most well known successful stint in Perak FA from 2002 to 2005, bringing 2 league titles (Malaysia Premier One, predecessor to Malaysia Super League) and 2 cup titles (Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Charity Shield) to Perak.

Black Flag Army

Although not part of the Taiping forces, both Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yazhong laid claim to be Taiping "princes".

Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge

The Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge or Bukit Merah Marine Viaduct is a double track railway bridge under construction located in Bukit Merah Lake, in the state of Perak, Malaysia.

Celcom

As of April 1, 2006, Celcom already has 3G network in areas such as Kuching, Seremban, Alor Star, Sungai Petani, Tanjung Malim, Ipoh, Bukit Merah, Taiping, Kota Bharu, Kuantan, Perlis and Kota Kinabalu.

Charles Hutton Gregory

Gregory was consulting engineer of several major railway construction works, including those in Ceylon, Trinidad, Cape Colony, Perak and Selangor.

Chik Mohamad Yusuf

He was also a Senator from the state of Perak in the Dewan Negara.

Cream-coloured giant squirrel

It is one of the mammal species found in the extensive Belum-Temengor forest preserve in the Malaysian state of Perak, on the Malay Peninsula.

Ernest Woodford Birch

He was instrumental in introducing a new land survey system into Perak and in urging forward the Kerian irrigation scheme.

Garnet Bougoure

At the Perak Turf Club racecourse in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, he won the 1954 Sultan Gold Vase, repeating as winner in 1958 when he also won the Perak Derby.

Hasan Mohamed Ali

In the 1999 general elections, Hasan contested two seats: the Sungai Burung state seat in Selangor and the Parit Buntar parliamentary seat in Perak, and won both.

Jan Błachowicz

Błachowicz went onto defeat Christian M'Pumbu four months later via armbar, before defeating previously unbeaten Maro Perak in December 2008.

Jenderata

Jenderata is a large estate owned by United Plantations located in Hilir Perak, Perak, Malaysia.

Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel

All ships of the class so far named were named after states in Peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Pahang, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Selangor).

Khairul Azwan Harun

He joined Perak State Government in 2004 and was appointed as CEO of Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR), a state charity foundation in 2010 until 2011.

Khoo Thean Teik

Apart from the monopolies for tobacco, liquor, opium and gambling revenue farming in Perak that these two jointly obtained from Sir Hugh Low, British Resident at Perak in 1889, they were both heads of their respective secret societies which were allied against their common foe, the Ghee Hin.

Lahat railway station

The Lahat railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of Lahat, Perak.

Lee Lam Thye

Lee completed his secondary education at St Michael's Institution in Ipoh, Perak where he obtained his Senior Cambridge Certificate in 1965.

Mamat Khalid

Mohamad bin Mohamad Khalid,better known in the Malaysian film industry today as Mamat Khalid, was born on April 6, 1963 in Ipoh, Perak.

Meor Aziddin Yusof

He relocated with his family to Ipoh, Perak, in 2006, where he also recorded his latest album, but often makes trips back to Kuala Lumpur to perform.

Mon Redee Sut Txi

Mon Redee Sut Txi (born February 10, 1982 in Perak) is an athlete from Malaysia.

Muhammad Nurridzuan Abu Hassan

Due to his good performances in the President Cup, Nurridzuan, along with his Perak teammate Kenny Pallraj was called by Harimau Muda A head coach Ong Kim Swee to join the Harimau Muda A squad for the VFF Newspaper Cup 2012 friendly tournament.

Noor Hazrul Mustafa

Mohd Noor Hazrul Bin Mohd Mustafa (born 11 October 1988 in Perak) is a Malaysian professional footballer currently playing for Perak FA in the Malaysian Super League.

Perak

The Ipoh railway station is said to be the second most beautiful railway station in Malaysia after the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

Perak Stadium

It is part of a large complex called the DBI Sports Complex, which houses a majority of sporting facilities used by players representing the state of Perak such as the Velodrome Rakyat (cycling), Indera Mulia Stadium (indoor stadium) and the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium (hockey).

Proton Persona

All Personas are currently manufactured at Proton's Tanjung Malim plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak.

Rustam Sani

Born towards the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya in the Perak border town of Tanjung Malim, Rustam grew up in the shadow of his famous father, Abdullah Sani @ Ahmad Boestaman.

Shi Kefa

Two years later, Shi Kefa was promoted to yushi (御史) on the recommendation of the minister Zhang Guowei (張國維), and was also appointed as xunfu (巡撫; a type of regional governor) of Anqing, Luzhou (present-day Hefei), Taiping (near present-day Wuhu City), Chizhou (池州), and various counties in Henan, Jiangxi and Huguang provinces.

Song Jing

Princess Taiping, finding Li Longji difficult to control, began considering trying to replace him as crown prince with one of two nephews with arguable better claims than Li Longji—Li Longji's older brother Li Chengqi the Prince of Song and his cousin Li Shouli the Prince of Bin, the son of Emperor Zhongzong's older brother Li Xián (note different tone), who had been crown prince at one point during Emperor Gaozong's reign.

Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge

Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge or Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II is a bridge in Perak Tengah district, Perak, Malaysia.

Sultan Idris University of Education

The first teacher training center in Malaya was originally located in Taiping and was known as the Matang Teacher Training College.

Syatilla Melvin

Syatilla or Tilla was born on 8th February 1991 and hails from Parit Buntar, Perak.

Taiping Jing

The contents of Taiping Jing are diverse, but primarily deals with subjects such as heaven and earth, five elements, Yin and yang and the sexagenary cycle.

Taiping Prefecture

Taiping Prefecture consisted of the three counties of DangtuWuhu and Fanchang.

Taiping Rebellion

In 1988, Hong Kong's TVB produced Twilight of a Nation, a 45 episode television drama about the Taiping Rebellion.

Taiping Tianguo

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, an oppositional state established in China by Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping Rebellion

Taming Sari

Before the Taming Sari became part of the Perak Royalty's regalia, it is believed to have been a hereditary article of the family of the laksamana (admiral) who for generations, through succession, ruled as the territorial chief of Hilir Perak.

Tanjung Tualang

Tanjung Tualang is a small town in Kinta district, known as Kinta Valley Perak, Malaysia and located at 4° 19' 0" North dan 101° 4' 0" East.

Time for a Tiger

The action centres on the vicissitudes of Victor Crabbe, a history teacher at an elite school for all the peninsula's ethnic groups – Malay, Chinese and Indian the Mansor School, in Kuala Hantu (modelled on the Malay College at Kuala Kangsar, Perak and Raffles Institution, Singapore).

Uthaya Sankar SB

Uthaya Sankar SB was bred in Taiping, Perak before moving to Klang, Selangor and later settling in Shah Alam, Selangor.

Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad

Currently Datuk Wan is the state legislative member for Bukit Chandan, however he will be contesting the Kuala Kangsar, Perak Parliamentary seat.

Wong Chin Huat

Bersih launched 1BlackMalaysia campaign on May 5, 2009 as an act of civil disobedience in protesting to what it called as an "ongoing Perak coup" by Barisan Nasional.

Yao Chong

He soon frequently clashed with his aunt Princess Taiping, however, on matters of politics, and Princess Taiping tried to spread the sentiment that Li Longji should not be crown prince, and that his older brother Li Chengqi the Prince of Song, who was born of Empress Liu, or his cousin Li Shouli the Prince of Yong (the son of Emperor Ruizong's older brother Li Xian (note different character than Emperor Zhongzong)) should be crown prince.

Zaini Mohamad Said

They dressed up as senior army officers making a surprise inspection of the Battalion 304 Rejimen Askar Wataniah camp at the Temenggor Dam in Gerik, Perak.


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