Sultanate of Perak

E161946

The Sultanate of Perak is a historic Malay monarchy on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, known for its rich tin resources and continuous royal lineage that remains one of Malaysia’s oldest reigning sultanates.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Perak Sultanate 7
Sultanate of Perak canonical 3
Perak royal house 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Malay sultanate
constitutional monarchy
hereditary monarchy
capital Kuala Kangsar
country Malaysia
countrySubdivisionOf Malaysia
governmentType constitutional monarchy
parliamentary system within Malaysia
hasEthnicTradition Malay
hasExecutiveHead Menteri Besar of Perak
hasLegislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
hasMajorRiver Perak River
hasMotto “Kerja Bersama, Berpadu Maju” (for the state of Perak)
hasOfficialReligion Islam
hasReligionRole Sultan is head of Islam in Perak
linked to: Sultan of Perak
hasRoleInMalaysia Sultan eligible to be elected Yang di-Pertuan Agong
hasRoyalCouncil Dewan Negara Perak
hasRulingDynasty Perak royal family
linked to: Sultan of Perak
hasStateHead Sultan of Perak
hasSuccessionSystem agnatic seniority among royal branches
hasSymbol Coat of arms of Perak
Flag of Perak
hasTitleOfRuler Sultan of Perak
historicalLanguage Classical Malay
historicallyProsperedFrom tin mining
isMemberOf Conference of Rulers of Malaysia
knownFor being one of Malaysia’s oldest reigning sultanates
continuous royal lineage
rich tin resources
legalSystem Malaysian state law with Sharia jurisdiction for Muslims
locatedIn Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: Malay Peninsula

Perak
Southeast Asia
locatedOn west coast of the Malay Peninsula
officialLanguage Malay
partOf Federation of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysia
royalSeat Kuala Kangsar
sharesBorderWith State of Kedah
linked to: Kedah

State of Kelantan
linked to: Kelantan

State of Pahang
linked to: Pahang

State of Penang
linked to: Penang

State of Selangor
linked to: Selangor
usesScript Jawi script
Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malacca Sultanate successorState Sultanate of Perak
Pangkor Treaty of 1874 countryAtTime Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Pangkor Treaty of 1874 signatory Sultanate of Perak
Malay sultanates included Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Perak River associatedWith Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Pangkor Engagement of 1874 signatory Sultanate of Perak
Pangkor Engagement of 1874 localPolity Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Malay historicalPolity Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Sultan of Perak dynasty Perak royal house
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Kuala Kangsar isTraditionalSeatOf Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak
Hugh Low associatedWith Perak Sultanate
linked to: Sultanate of Perak