Gedung Raja Abdullah (Tin Museum), Selangor

Gedung Raja Abdullah, Klang (13 July, 2016)


Gedung Raja Abdullah (GPS: 3.0432, 101.44759) which today houses the Tin Museum, is a historical building, and one of the oldest, in Klang. It was built in 1857, at a time when Kuala Lumpur was still a muddy hinterland visited only by tin prospectors. The building was a warehouse belonging to Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, the chieftain of Bugis descent who was instrumental in the development of the tin-mining industry in Selangor.

Gedung Raja Abdullah was used as a storehouse for the equipment needed in the early extraction of tin ore. However it was only used for a short period. When the Klang War erupted in 1867-1874 (for cross reference, read also Kota Raja Mahdi), Raja Abdullah was driven out of Klang by his antagonist, Raja Mahdi, and the building was left disused. It was only after the British under Sir Andrew Clarke had established some form of law and order in Klang that the building was taken over and was used as the colonial government offices.

Today Gedung Raja Abdullah is being refurbished as the Tin Museum to chronicle the history of tin mining in the Klang Valley with which the building played such a significant role.

Gedung Raja Abdullah, Klang (13 July, 2016)


Gedung Raja Abdullah, Klang (7 July, 2016)


Gedung Raja Abdullah, Klang (29 December 2006)

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Gedung Raja Abdullah (Muzium Timah).

Gedung Raja Abdullah is on the map of Klang

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