What Is Mat Salleh

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What is mat salleh. In malay mat is the common denominator used to address persons back in the day. The mat salleh rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial british north borneo chartered company administration in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah. The word salleh is the outdated spelling for the word salih in malay meaning albino or white due lack of skin pigmentation. Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu dilahirkan di inanam sabah dan berketurunan bajau suluk beliau memang terkenal dengan sifat kepahlawanan dan keberanian berperang.

Mat salleh rebellion was a series of major disturbances in north borneo now the malaysian state of sabah from 1894 to 1900 it was instigated by datu muhammad salleh better known as mat salleh. Hence the term mat salleh refers to an albino man. This feature is not available right now. It was instigated by datu muhammad salleh also known as mat salleh a local chief from the lingkabo district and sugut river.

Ever wonder why we call westerners mat salleh. The term mat is a slang word for mohammad which in turn refers to a man. Datu paduka mohammad salleh bin datu balu lebih dikenali dengan mudah sebagai mat salleh merupakan pejuang sabah yang terkenal dalam penentangan terhadap penjajahan british di sabah.