north-west district of Johor has a land area of 2,346.12 sq.km. and a population of 328,695.
This place,called Muar, or you can called it Bandar Maharani(City of the Queen),it was named after Sultan Abu Bakar's wife. which show it was Town of the wife of the Maharaja. The opening ceremony was done by Maharaja Abu Bakar by a special ceremony at a place later called Tangga Batu in 1884(now an area full of seafood restaurants by river Muar at the Muar Bus Station for buses going to Melaka and Batu Pahat).
The name of Muar is reputed to come from different sources. One source claimed that it was named after the word ‘muara’ which means river mouth, because the town was built on this strength. The other source claimed that it was named after three rivers, namely Muar river, Serting river and Pahang river. The Hindi word for three is 'muna' and river is 'ar'. These ancient Hindu people came to Muar looking for gold and they discovered there are three rivers joining to one opening to the sea, same as what they had in their homeland. These people named this place with reference to their homeland.
MUAR RIVER AREA
Some say the name Muar is shortened from the word Muara, a word from Malay Sunda language meaning a very wide river opening to the sea or estuary. One interesting opinion says, the word Muar was related to the word Muak which means tired of rowing the boat in this very big and winding river.
Muar played a very significant role in the formation of the Johor Sultanate. It was here that the first Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mahmud Shah, first established a stronghold when he used Muar as the platform to attack the Portuguese since 1511, after the fall of Malacca. A fierce confrontation between Johor and the Portuguese took place in 1519 in Sungai Bentayan during which both sides suffered severe casualties and Sultan Mahmud was defeated. A small monument (Kubu Bentayan) was erected to mark this battle ground in Muar town.
Sultan Abu Bakar was instrumental in the development of Muar into a modern district. He encouraged the Javanese and Chinese to open land and settle in Muar by engaging in various agricultural activities.
In the early 1900s, the prosperity of Muar brought about substantial development of many buildings along Jalan Petri and till today, it is the centre of historical trail with many neo-classical architecture buildings still standing tall.
Map of Muar drawn by the Portuguese in 1604. This map described Muar as a port.
no matter what it mean before, muar is my dear lovely hometown, as it sounds so sweet (muak) hehe.it means my home. my love to it has never change, but grow deeper, bring me closer to it.
This place,called Muar, or you can called it Bandar Maharani(City of the Queen),it was named after Sultan Abu Bakar's wife. which show it was Town of the wife of the Maharaja. The opening ceremony was done by Maharaja Abu Bakar by a special ceremony at a place later called Tangga Batu in 1884(now an area full of seafood restaurants by river Muar at the Muar Bus Station for buses going to Melaka and Batu Pahat).
The name of Muar is reputed to come from different sources. One source claimed that it was named after the word ‘muara’ which means river mouth, because the town was built on this strength. The other source claimed that it was named after three rivers, namely Muar river, Serting river and Pahang river. The Hindi word for three is 'muna' and river is 'ar'. These ancient Hindu people came to Muar looking for gold and they discovered there are three rivers joining to one opening to the sea, same as what they had in their homeland. These people named this place with reference to their homeland.
MUAR RIVER AREA
Some say the name Muar is shortened from the word Muara, a word from Malay Sunda language meaning a very wide river opening to the sea or estuary. One interesting opinion says, the word Muar was related to the word Muak which means tired of rowing the boat in this very big and winding river.
Muar played a very significant role in the formation of the Johor Sultanate. It was here that the first Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mahmud Shah, first established a stronghold when he used Muar as the platform to attack the Portuguese since 1511, after the fall of Malacca. A fierce confrontation between Johor and the Portuguese took place in 1519 in Sungai Bentayan during which both sides suffered severe casualties and Sultan Mahmud was defeated. A small monument (Kubu Bentayan) was erected to mark this battle ground in Muar town.
Sultan Abu Bakar was instrumental in the development of Muar into a modern district. He encouraged the Javanese and Chinese to open land and settle in Muar by engaging in various agricultural activities.
In the early 1900s, the prosperity of Muar brought about substantial development of many buildings along Jalan Petri and till today, it is the centre of historical trail with many neo-classical architecture buildings still standing tall.
Map of Muar drawn by the Portuguese in 1604. This map described Muar as a port.
no matter what it mean before, muar is my dear lovely hometown, as it sounds so sweet (muak) hehe.it means my home. my love to it has never change, but grow deeper, bring me closer to it.
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