Kota Ngah Ibrahim
A 19th-century fortified mansion of the Larut tin-mining chieftain, later used as a court, a school and Japanese military headquarters, now a history museum.
Kota Ngah Ibrahim is located in Matang, west of Taiping. Built in the 1850s, it was the residence and fortress of Ngah Ibrahim, the Malay chieftain who controlled the Larut tin mines. It was later used as the court that tried the assassins of British Resident Birch, as an English-medium school, as a teacher training college, and as Japanese military headquarters during World War II. It is now the Perak Museum of History, with exhibits on the tin-mining era, the Larut Wars and colonial rule. Admission is cheap or free, and it closes at midday on Fridays. It can be combined with a visit to Shi Ba Ding (Eighteen Ding), about a 15-minute drive from Taiping.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Kuala Sepetang Charcoal Factory
- Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
- Kuala Sepetang
- Old Taiping Railway Station
- Antong Coffee Mill
- Taiping Clock Tower & Old Town
- Larut Matang Hawker Centre
- All Saints' Church, Taiping