Yap Ah Loy

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1857–1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Yap Ah Loy, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Kuala Lumpur founded as a tin-mining settlement

   1857–1859

   Role: Important figure in the early development of the city

   1. 1ca. 1857 · confluence of the Gombak and Klang riversFounding of Kuala Lumpur

      Raja Abdullah sent Chinese miners to open tin mines at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, establishing the settlement.

   2. 21859 · Ampang minesFirst Tin Export

      The Ampang mines succeeded despite malarial conditions, exporting their first tin in 1859.

Sources

1. Kuala Lumpur Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05