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Dol Said
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Dol Said or in full Dato' Abdul Said was a 19th century Malay leader of an area called Naning, which was then part of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. He opposed taxation by the British's taxation policy in the area and refused to pay it. This was a direct cause of a conflict known as the Naning War.
Dol Said's defiance led the British to send 150 soldiers in 1831 to capture Naning led by Captain Wyllie. Naning however successfully defended itself with aid from other Malay allies. The British realised that Naning can't easily be attacked, so British requested reinforcement from Yamtuan Muda Raja Ali. Raja Ali agreed to send 600 troops to assist British on the attack of Naning. Later in 1832, British sent a larger force, consisted of 1200 troops, to defeat Dol Said's force. Colonel Herbert led in this assault against Naning. In the second attack, Naning failed to receive military aids from his neighbors. Such failure along with the presence of a huge British expedition forced Dol Said to surrender, effectively ending the war. Till today, Dol Said Is always known as a hero in Malaysia only to the poorer people like the malays. [1]
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