| VOP Code: | KSN214 |
| Category: | Photographs & Paintings |
| Scale/No.: | n/a |
| Title: | Keramat Dato Koya |
| Keywords: | Transfer Rd, Religious Site, also known as Makam Dato Koya, |
| Features: | image taken: 1991-1993, Context: next to the old George Town boundary, Bounds Ditch, Details: following his good deeds the authorities granted land for his tomb and the public works followers then built the simple building, Materials: masonry walls using lime and red earth mortar, and lime plaster. The timber roof is currently hipped though may have once been flat – the flat terraced roof porch was an addition in the early 1900s, Personalities: Dato Koya, alias Syed Mustapha Idris from Malabar was a miracle worker who healed the sick and fed the masses, George Town, |
| Year: | 1840 |
| Source: |
Keramat Dato Koya
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Manuscript Reference Number: MS 40320
Acknowledgement:
We would like to thank the Archives and Special Collections, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Library, University of London, for providing access to the Light Letters Collection. We are particularly indebted to Susannah Rayner, who was head of Archives and Special Collections at SOAS Library and Erich Kesse, the Digital Library Project Officer at SOAS Library. Our gratitude goes to Dr. Mulaika Hijjas, Professor Ernst Ulrich Kratz and Dato’ Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop. Our appreciation is also extended to Zulqarnain Abu Bakar, Muhaimin Sulam, M Pisol Mat Isa, M Nuri al-Amin and Raja Ahmad Iskandar Raja Yaacob of the Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
Accuracy:
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the transliteration and summary for each letter. Any comment and feedback are welcomed.
For Further Information, Please Contact
Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Murad Merican (muradmerican@gmail.com), Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Mr. Abdur-Rahman Mohamed Amin (urrahman_amin@petronas.com.my), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
