Makam (Tomb of) Nakhoda Muhammad Taib

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Changkat Keruing.

Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Changkat Keruing.

Sekitar 4.20 petang saya mengambil jalan menghala ke Damai Laut Resort. Di bahagian tertinggi jalan ada laluan naik ke puncak bukit.

Around 4.20 in the evening I took the road heading for the Damai Laut Resort. At the highest part of the road there is a path leading to the summit of the hill.

Di puncak terdapat sejumlah makam lama.

At the summit there lies a number of old tombs.

Ia adalah makam seorang pemimpin bernama Nakhoda Muhammad Taib dan keluarganya.

It is the tomb of a leader called Nakhoda (captain) Muhammad Taib and his family.

Menurut ceritanya beliau datang dari Batubara, Sumatera untuk membuka penempatan baru sekitar ini.

According to the stories he came from Batubra, Sumatera to open a new settlement around here.

Nakhoda Muhammad Taib diberi mandat oleh Sultan ke 23 Perak, Sultan Jaafar Muadzam Syah (memerintah 1857-1865) untuk memajukan Lumut. Beliau dan orang-orangnya berpusat di kuala Sungai Sepit. Lihat artikel Sepit river near its estuary.

Nakhoda Muhammad Taib was given mandate by the 23rd Sultan of Perak, Sultan Jaafar Muadzam Syah (ruled 1857-1865) to develop Lumut. He and his people is centred at the estuary of the Sepit river. Look at the old article Sepit river near its estuary.

Ketika itu Lumut menghadapi masalah lanun bermaharajalela. Nakhoda Muhammad Taib berjaya menghapuskan mereka lalu mendirikan pentadbiran yang dapat bertahan sehinggalah Lumut diambil-alih British selepas Perjanjian Pangkor 1874.

At the time Lumut was having problems of pirates holding sway. Nakhoda Muhammad Taib succeeded in eliminating them and set up an administration which could last until Lumut was taken over by the British after the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.