Bukit Putus () is a

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration t ...

situated on the boundary between

Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Somban'') is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council, Seremban City Council. ...

dan

Kuala Pilah District The Kuala Pilah District () is a district in central Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Its seat is the town of Kuala Pilah. Kuala Pilah District borders Jelebu District to the north, Jempol District to the east, Tampin District to the southwest a ...

s in the

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

n state of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

, sandwiched between the Telapak Buruk-Berembun massif and Mount Angsi of the Negri

Titiwangsa Titiwangsa is one of the main areas located on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur General Hospital is located south of Titiwangsa. The current member of Parliament of Malaysia, parliament for Titiwangsa is Johari Abdul Gha ...

. The mountain pass connects the

suburb of

Paroi Paroi is an area in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is the eastern suburb of the city of Seremban, consisting of housing estates and villages. Numerous sport facilities are built in Paroi, especially the state stadium, the Tu ...

in the west with Ulu Bendul in the east. It is one of the three principal passes that link western and eastern Negeri Sembilan, the other two being Bukit Tangga (Seremban–

Jelebu The Jelebu District (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Jolobu'') is the second largest district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia after Jempol, with a population over 40,000. Jelebu borders on the Seremban District to its west and Kuala Pilah District ...

) and Bukit Miku ( Rembau–Kuala Pilah). Hezery99-FT51 climbing lane

Bukit Putus is traversed by two routes, namely Federal Route 51, the main artery that links the state capital,

with

Kuala Pilah Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Kolo Pilah''), or simply Pilah, is a town in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is 36 km from the state capital Seremban and 101 km from Kuala Lumpur. Townscape Kuala Pilah is stuat ...

; and Federal Route 361, the older, narrower and windier section of the former that was supplanted following the route's realignment since 2009. The

Bukit Putus Viaduct The Bukit Putus Viaduct ( Malay: ) is a motorway viaduct that carries Federal Route near Bukit Putus, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. At 48 metres tall, it is the fourth highest bridge in Malaysia, after Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road, Rawang Bypass ...

, the fourth tallest bridge in Malaysia, carries a section of Federal Route 51.

Historical significance

Bukit Putus is infamous for being the site of the

Battle of Bukit Putus A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...

of 1875, which was resulted from a conflict between

Seri Menanti Seri Menanti (Negeri Sembilan Malay: or ) is a town, a mukim, and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, central Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, located 33 km (20.5 m) east of the state capital city of Seremban and 14&nbs ...

and the chiefdoms of

Sungai Ujong Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Somban'') is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council, Seremban City Council. ...

and Rembau following the installation of Tunku Antah as

Yamtuan Besar The Yamtuan Besar ( Jawi: ), officially Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan (lit. "He Who Is Made a Great Lord", Jawi: ), is the royal title of the ruler of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sem ...

, which was validated by Seri Menanti's royal domains (''Luak Tanah Mengandung'') and

Johol Johol (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Joho'') is a town, a mukim and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is roughly halfway between Tampin and Kuala Pilah, along . Features Johol town houses one of th ...

. This led to the subsequent dissolution of Negeri Sembilan, where Sungai Ujong, Jelebu and Rembau decisively left the confederacy in protest to the installation, as it was deemed has infringed their rights as

Undang The Undang Yang Empat (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Undang Nan Ompek''; Jawi script, Jawi: أوندڠ يڠ امڤت) are the ruling chiefs or territorial chiefs who play an important role in the election of a new Yamtuan Besar, Yang di-Pertuan Besar ...

to elect and nominate a new Yamtuan Besar. The conflict was further exacerbated by the presence of the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

in Sungai Ujong, led by

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Capt. Patrick J. Murray.

References

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