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Chief and rebel from Perak (died )

Dato Maharaja Lela or Lela Pandak Lam (died on 20 January ) was a tribal chief from Perak, who is known for his assassination of James W.

W. Birch, the British Resident of Perak, on 2 November ^[1] He was a local leader who later led the struggle against British forces in Perak.

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Together with other leaders such as Dato' Sagor, he planned an alliance to assassinate James W. W. Birch and resist the British in Perak. His decision was approved in a meeting at Durian Sebatang, chaired by Sultan Abdullah on 21 July ^[1]

Early life

A descendant of Daeng Salili, Pandak Lam was the son of a Bugis king from Luwuk District, Sulawesi.

During the reign of Sultan Muzaffar Shah III, he came to Perak and was appointed Mufti and awarded the title "Dato Maharaja Lela".

Assassination of Birch

Dato Maharaja Lela and his assistant Sepuntum speared British Resident of Perak, James W.

W. Birch to death on 2 November , as