Dutch Fort, Pulau Pangkor
At Teluk Gedung village, south of Pulau Pangkor, lies the 330-year-old stone foundation of a Dutch Fort built in 1670. It was one of the Dutch strongholds against pirates and local Malays. During the Dutch occupation in the 17th century, tin supplies from Pangkor and the mainland were stored for protection in the fort.
The locals, however, were unhappy with the treatment of the Dutch. So, they destroyed the fort sometime in 1690. This is not the end because the Dutch then returned in full force to rebuild the fort. After which, 60 soldiers were commissioned to protect the fort until 1743, when it was finally abandoned after a local warrior, Panglima Kulub, and his followers attacked it.
In 1973, the National Museum undertook its reconstruction to restore as much as possible the remains of the fort to retain its historical significance and heritage.
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