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Main Author: Ho, Siew Khui
Format: Recurso digital
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2026
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20319606
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author Ho, Siew Khui
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contents <p class="MsoNormal">This study reconsiders the commonly accepted separation of the Third and Fourth Larut Wars through an examination of contemporaneous British colonial correspondence relating to Larut, Perak, Penang, and the Straits Settlements between 1872 and 1874. Drawing primarily upon Colonial Office (CO) records, telegrams, memoranda, despatches, and administrative reports, the study suggests that the later Larut disturbances were more continuous and interconnected than many later historical narratives have portrayed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The surviving records contain repeated references to armed mobilisation, maritime movement between Penang and Larut, commercial disruption, factional regrouping, and continuing British concern regarding regional instability and trade. The study also re-examines several later historical narratives against contemporaneous archival evidence, suggesting that certain commonly repeated interpretations may oversimplify or differ materially from the surviving records produced during the disturbances themselves.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">By foregrounding contemporaneous archival correspondence, this study contributes toward a more nuanced understanding of the later Larut conflicts and the gradual expansion of British intervention in Perak prior to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.</p>
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spellingShingle Reconsidering the Third and Fourth Larut Wars: Continuity, Maritime Mobilisation, Economic Rivalry and Colonial Crisis Management in 1872–1874
Ho, Siew Khui
Larut Wars
Third Larut War
Fourth Larut War
Laroot
Perak
1872
1874
Colonial Office records
Pangkor Treaty
British Malaya
contemporaneous evidence
Ghee Hin
Hai San
Captain T.C.S. Speedy
historiography
<p class="MsoNormal">This study reconsiders the commonly accepted separation of the Third and Fourth Larut Wars through an examination of contemporaneous British colonial correspondence relating to Larut, Perak, Penang, and the Straits Settlements between 1872 and 1874. Drawing primarily upon Colonial Office (CO) records, telegrams, memoranda, despatches, and administrative reports, the study suggests that the later Larut disturbances were more continuous and interconnected than many later historical narratives have portrayed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The surviving records contain repeated references to armed mobilisation, maritime movement between Penang and Larut, commercial disruption, factional regrouping, and continuing British concern regarding regional instability and trade. The study also re-examines several later historical narratives against contemporaneous archival evidence, suggesting that certain commonly repeated interpretations may oversimplify or differ materially from the surviving records produced during the disturbances themselves.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">By foregrounding contemporaneous archival correspondence, this study contributes toward a more nuanced understanding of the later Larut conflicts and the gradual expansion of British intervention in Perak prior to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.</p>
title Reconsidering the Third and Fourth Larut Wars: Continuity, Maritime Mobilisation, Economic Rivalry and Colonial Crisis Management in 1872–1874
topic Larut Wars
Third Larut War
Fourth Larut War
Laroot
Perak
1872
1874
Colonial Office records
Pangkor Treaty
British Malaya
contemporaneous evidence
Ghee Hin
Hai San
Captain T.C.S. Speedy
historiography
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20319606