Ngah Ibrahim was a Malay headman who succeeded his father Long Jaafar as headman and administrator of the district of Larut upon the death of his father in 1857. By the time of Sultan Ismail Mu'abbiddin Riayat Shah of

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

, Ngah Ibrahim had quarrelled with Raja Muda Abdullah II, the son of the former sultan who had been passed over by the Royal Council in favour of Ismail. Abdullah sought to engineer a situation where the British would recognise him as Sultan and sought the services and recognition of Ngah Ibrahim. In return he appointed Ngah Ibrahim as Orang Kaya

Mantri Mantri is a word of Sanskrit origin (meaning List of types of spiritual teachers, sage, i.e. the "person who thinks and says" in that language, cf. Mantra), and it is used for a variety of public offices, from fairly humble to ministerial in rank. ...

of Larut in 1858. The two of them had a falling-out and embroiled miners in the Larut area in their dispute which eventually resulted in intervention by the British, the treaties at Pangkor for the cessation of hostilities between the miners, the recognition of Abdullah as Sultan of Perak and the appointment of a British Resident whose advice must be asked and acted upon on all questions except those touching Malay religion and custom. Through his mother, Menteri Ngah Ibrahim had an undeniable connection to Kinta. Unfortunately, this Kinta connection may have been forgotten or purposely covered up today. Those seeking more information regarding Menteri Ngah Ibrahim's connection to Kinta should study the history of the real '
Gunung Datok
'' of Tambun and the legend behind it. It is also worthwhile to study local mining tycoons such as the mysterious Malay mining tycoon who hid behind the alias Kulup Lembang (well known in

Tambun Tambun ( Jawi: تمبون; ) is a town and a suburb of Ipoh in Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located there, as is the prehistoric Tambun rock art Tambun rock art, is a series of Neolithic-era cave paintings at t ...

) and Panjang Seman, who were either living at the foot of Gunung Datok or somewhere nearby.SAS, second great-grandson of Kulup Lembang

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