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The Mat Salleh Rebellion was a series of major armed disturbances against the colonial British North Borneo Chartered Company administration in North Borneo, now the Malaysian state of Sabah. It was instigated by Datu Muhammad Salleh (also known as Mat Salleh), a local chief from the Lingkabo district and Sugut River. He led the rebellion between 1894 until his death in Tambunan in 1900. The resistance then continued on for another 5 years until 1905.〔Sources conflict about the end date of the rebellion. Some state 1903, others 1905.〕〔〔 His revolts were widely supported by the local communities and affected a large geographical area from Sandakan, across Gaya Island, including the interior, especially Tambunan.〔 His most notable uprising occurred at midnight on 9 July 1897, when he led his followers to successfully attack a major colonial settlement on Gaya Island. ==Biography of Mat Salleh== Mat Salleh was born in Inanam.〔 His father was Datu Bulu, a traditional leader in Inanam and a member of the Suluk community.〔 His mother was of Bajau descent.〔 He had three siblings: Ali, Badin and Bolong.〔 The family moved to Sugut, which unlike Inanam, was in the Company's concession but since the abandonment of its tobacco estates, it had reportedly been "left largely to its own devices", and enjoyed relative autonomy. There, Datu Bulu assumed a local leadership position along part of the Sugut River on the eastern coast of North Borneo. Later in his life, Mat Salleh married a Sulu princess named Dayang Bandang.〔〔 She was related to the Sultan Sulu's family and her village was at Penggalaban (maguindanaun dialogue), Paitan. He later inherited his father’s local leadership position as the village chieftain in the Lingkabo district and Sungei Sugut.〔〔〔 Mat Salleh was often physically described as slender and tall, with pockmarked features. He was also well known as a mysterious 〔Some of his supporters believed he possessed supernatural powers that made him invulnerable to physical harm and the inability to be hurt or killed by conventional weapons(typically known as ''Kebal'' in the Malay language). Even, invisibility so as not to be seen by his enemies. For many, his ability to repeatedly evade the Company's attacks served as proof of these claims.〕〔 and intelligent man, with a commanding personality and presence. He was well-respected and his great tactical skills were renowned among the local communities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mat Salleh Rebellion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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