Kota Supai

Fort Supai
Kota Supai (in Malay)
Alor Gajah, Malaysia
Site information
Open to the public
Yes
Site history
Built1757[1]
Built byDutch Malacca and Bugis[2]
In use1758-1759

Kota Supai[3] or also known as Kota Meriam Patah and Kota Filipina[4] is a defensive fort built by Dutch Malacca and Bugis in Kuala Linggi, Melaka, in August 1757.[5]

History

In 1756, war between Dutch Malacca and Bugis erupted.[6] Dutch Malacca surrounded the Bugis troops, lead by Daeng Kemboja at the Linggi River estuary.[6] Trapped, the Bugis asked for peace. The Dutch were abled to took Rembau and Kelang[6] and the war ended in 1757.[7]

The fort was built by Dutch Malacca [8] and Bugis together to commemorate the end of their war.[5] The peace treaty were then signed at the fort on 1st January 1758.[6][9]

The fort that was built on top of Tanjung Bukit Supai,[10] were used for enemy surveillance and tin tax collection.[11]Sepoy were employed to guard the fort, causing the locals to call it Kota Supai.[12]

A year later, the Dutch abandoned the fort.[13]

Structure

The fort is in rectangle shape, measuring 167 feet by 150 feet[13]. The walls is eight feet height[13] and have two entrance. There is four cannon with two were positioned towards the land while another two facing towards the Straits of Melaka.[5]. At the top of the fort, there is an open field surrounded by rocks acting as walls.[5]

After the fort were abandoned, the cannon were being left rotten. Five replica have been made and put around the fort.[14]

Reference

  1. ^ Petronas (1990). Buku Peta Warisan Semenanjung Malaysia (in Malay). Kuala Lumpur: Diterbitkan untuk Petronas oleh Falcon Press. p. 92. ISBN 983-9672-02-9 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Kota Linggi a forgotten place". The Star. Alor Gajah. Bernama. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. ^ Mubin Sheppard, Tan Sri (1974). Historical Sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Museums Department. p. 11. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Kota Bukit Supai terbiar sepi". Media Permata (in Malay). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Nursaliawati Salberi (12 January 2025). "Lambaian Kota Supai". Melaka Hari Ini (in Malay). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d Hochstrasser, Julie. "Historical Panel: Dutch-Bugis War at Kuala Linggi, Historical and Ethnographic Museum, Stadthuys, Melaka, Malaysia". Iowa Digital Library (Image). University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 29 (173–176). Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 1956. Retrieved 19 May 2026. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Norizzah Baharudin (5 April 2015). "Menjejaki Kota Bukit Supai". Berita Minggu (in Malay). New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Perjanjian Damai Di Antara Belanda Dengan Daing Kemboja". Berita PAS (in Malay). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  10. ^ Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia (1974). Historical Sites in Peninsular Malaysia / Tempat-tempat Bersejarah di Semenanjung Malaysia (in English and Malay). Kuala Lumpur: Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Usah biarkan warisan Kota Supai terbiar sepi". Bernama (in Malay). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Kota Bukit Supai Kuala Linggi (Dutch Fort)". Portal Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (in Malay). Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  13. ^ a b c Lim, Eric (20 September 2021). "A Very Rough Guide to Pengkalan Kempas and Kuala Linggi". Museum Volunteers, JMM. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Replika Meriam at Kota Bukit Supai". Malaysia Art Trails (in Malay). Balai Seni Negara. Retrieved 2026-05-21.

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