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Naning
نانيڠ | |
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Historic Chiefdom of Negeri Sembilan | |
 Location of the original chiefdom (luak) of Naning (in purple) in Negeri Sembilan, at the time of Raja Melewar's accession in 1773 | |
| Founded | 1641 |
| Annexed by the Straits Settlement of Malacca | 1832 |
Naning[a] is a district and a former chiefdom in northern Malacca, Malaysia. It is part of the Masjid Tanah constituency and is adjacent to Pulau Sebang. Naning had historically been part of Negeri Sembilan but it was annexed by the British into Malacca in 1832 via the Naning War. Malacca was a part of the Straits Settlements at the time.[1]
History
[edit]Naning was founded in 1641 by the prince of Pagaruyung, Sutan Jatang Balun, also known as Datuk Parpatih Nan Sebatang.[2]
In 1643, the citizens of Naning made and agreement with Dutch Malacca in order to maintain the independence and sovereignty.[3]
The Naning War started in 1831 and lasted for a year until 1832. The penghulu, the chief/lord of Naning at the time, Dol Said, was enraged over British claim over Naning as part of Malacca. The British demanded that Naning pay 10% of its produce as tribute to Malacca. Dol Said refused, resulting in a British attack upon Naning in 1831. Dol Said managed to fend off the attack with help from his allies. For the first time, the British lost in a war in the Malay Peninsula. Towards the end of 1832, the British attacked Naning once again with a much larger force. Dol Said did not have the help of his allies this time. His army was defeated and he surrendered. He was offered a pension and a house in Malacca.
Today, Naning is known as the district of Alor Gajah and is placed under the parliamentary constituency of Masjid Tanah, Alor Gajah and a small part at Jasin. Taboh Naning is within the municipal borders of Alor Gajah.
Politics
[edit]Prior Dutch rule in Malacca, the state were ruled by respective chiefdom within their own tribe area. In 1653, the Dutch required the chiefdom to elect among themself to become their own ruler, called Penghulu Naning. He would be responsible on leading the people and maintaining the adat perpatih customs in Naning area.[4] The first Penghulu was Datuk Seraja Merah.[5]
Naning were then ruled by Penghulu Naning, the ruler of four main tribe.[6] He was assisted by nobility from each tribe.[7]The rights to nominate the position is exclusive to Sri Melenggang Taboh Tribe (previously it were from Biduanda tribe).[8]
On 1705, Abdul Jalil Shah IV of Johor bestowed Raja Naning with legal recognition of his ruling for Naning area.[9]
In British era, the position were appointed by Malayan governor in accordance to area within Adat Perpatih Naning.[10]
After the Naning War, the British abolish the position in 1832 to avoid further uprising. The British revive it back in 1920.[11]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Anugerah Undang Luak Naning tidak sah". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ Harzamar, Luqman NulHakim (1 January 2018). "TAMBO PAGAR RUYONG VERSI NANING: SUATU PENGENALAN NASKAH". Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Mohd. Abu Hassan, Ismail (2004). Introduction to Malaysian Legal History. Ilmiah Publisher. p. 57. ISBN 9833074235.
- ^ Yew-Tung, Vincent Weng (1989). Gelaran dan peraturan melakukan tataadab (in Malay). Pelanduk Publication. p. 85. ISBN 9679782654.
- ^ Abdullah, Munshi (1908). Hikayat Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, Munshi (in Malay). Singapore: Methodist Publishing House. p. 287.
- ^ John Newbold, Thomas (1839). Political and Statistical Account of the British Settlements in ..., Volume 1 (1 ed.). London: Steward and Murray. p. 199.
- ^ Izahanid, Hafizah (2020-02-11). "Kerajaan Naning pernah merdeka". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Selat, Nordin (2014). Sistem Sosial Adat Perpatih (in Malay). PTS Akademia. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-967-0444-34-5.
- ^ Zakiah Hanum (1989). Asal-usul negeri-negeri di Malaysia (PDF). Singapura: Times Book International. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9789971654672.
- ^ Statutory Instruments 1957. Great Britain: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1958. p. 977.
- ^ Leam Seng, Alan Teh (2019-01-20). "Reliving Naning's Past". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2025-11-17.