Jalan Raja Mahmud, Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Raja Mahmud, Kuala Lumpur


Jalan Raja Mahmud is a road in the Kampung Baru area of Kuala Lumpur. Running east-west, it connects Jalan Raja Muda Musa in the east to Jalan Daud in the west. In between, it forms a branch to Lorong Raja Mahmud.

According to Kuala Lumpur Street Names, Jalan Raja Mahmud was named after Raja Mahmud bin Almarhum Sultan Muhammad, the son of Sultan Muhammad with his principal wife Tengku Puan Basik. He was Raja Muda, or crown prince, when his father passed away in 1857. As he was too young to ascend the throne, his uncle Abdul Samad, ascended the throne as Sultan Abdul Samad. As would be expected, there as resentment over such a decision, and Raja Mahmud left for Johor, returning with his followers in 1883.

Following the Selangor Civil War, his older brother Raja Laut, son by his father's secondary wife, was appointed Penghulu of Kuala Lumpur. When Raja Laut became Raja Muda, Raja Mahmud was appointed to that position. He had his house inn the Malay Agricultural Settlement, and many of those who had their home there had roads after them, including Raja Mahmud.

Map of Jalan Raja Mahmud, Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Raja Mahmud on Google Street View

Jalan Raja Mahmud (Jul 2024)

References

1. Kuala Lumpur Street Names by Mariana Isa & Maganjeet Kaut, published by Marshall Cavendish (2015).

List of Streets of Kuala Lumpur and Streets of Malaysia; back to Discover Kuala Lumpur

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 Map of Roads in Kuala Lumpur

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