Manjung - History

History

Prior to 1973 the district was known as Dindings. It used to be part of the Straits Settlements then under the administration of Penang. Dindings district became part of Penang Pangkor Treaty signed by Britain and the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Abdullah. This agreement was signed to stop bloodshed resulting from two major events, the struggle for the throne between relatives of Perak royalty upon the death of Sultan Jaafar and clan wars between Ghee Hin and Hai San to grab tin mining areas in Late Colonial Taiping. The agreement required the Sultan of Perak surrender Dindings to the British, to accept a British Resident, Sir JWW Birch, and the appointment of Assistant Resident in Taiping, Captain Speedy. Sultan Ismail was to step down from the throne of Perak. During the British colonial era, Colonial Dindings comprised three main areas: Sitiawan Town, City Lumut and Pangkor only. However in 1937, after nearly 10 years under British control, the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Iskandar Alang appealed to the British colony to return Dindings because of a land shortage. The Perak Government united colonies with Bruas and coastal areas to the south. In 1973, Dindings district was given the current name Manjung.