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The Datoh Panglima Kinta Wahab's House
This photograph shows the house of Datoh Panglima Kinta Wahab at Lahat Road. He was the eleventh Datoh Panglima Kinta, succeeding his cousin Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhammad Yusuff.
The large brick house was built by a Chinese contractor in 1894, at a cost of $18,000. Datoh Panglima Kinta Wahab died in 1905, after a short term in office. After his death, his wife, Toh Puan Sharifah Rodiah, remarried to Orang Kaya-Kaya Sri Adika Raja Wan Muhammad Salleh of Kuala Kangsar in 1907. They continued to stay at the house for a while, but in 1909 it was converted into the Grand Hotel.
The hotel closed in 1918. The next role for the building was as premises for the Anglo-Chinese Girls' School (later MGS). However, on 6th December 1927 the old Grand Hotel was rejuvenated and became again The Japanese occupation brought closure of the establishment and it was reopened as the Majestic Hotel after the war.
To see an internal view of Datoh Panglima Kinta Wahab's House, click here.
To read more about Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhammad Yusuff, click here.
To read about the Grand Hotel, Ipoh, click here.
To read more about the book ‘Kinta Valley’, click here.