What Is Mat Salleh

Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu lebih dikenali dengan mudah sebagai mat salleh merupakan pejuang sabah yang terkenal dalam penentangan terhadap penjajahan british di sabah.

What is mat salleh.

The mat salleh rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial british north borneo chartered company administration in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah it was instigated by datu muhammad salleh also known as mat salleh a local chief from the lingkabo district and sugut river he led the rebellion between 1894 until his death in tambunan in 1900. While mat salleh was used very often during the colonial era there were other less known mats with which malaysians used to refer to western men. In malay mat is the common denominator used to address persons back in the day. Please try again later.

The mat salleh rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial british north borneo chartered company administration in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah. Hence the term mat salleh refers to an albino man. It was instigated by datu muhammad salleh also known as mat salleh a local chief from the lingkabo district and sugut river. Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu dilahirkan di inanam sabah dan berketurunan bajau suluk beliau memang terkenal dengan sifat kepahlawanan dan keberanian berperang.

Ever wonder why we call westerners mat salleh. The term mat is a slang word for mohammad which in turn refers to a man. This feature is not available right now.