Example sentences for: selangor

How can you use “selangor” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In 1874, Governor Andrew Clarke persuaded the Malay rulers of Perak and Selangor to accept British Residents as advisors in their State affairs.

  • The major names to look out for are Royal Selangor and Tumasek Pewter, both available throughout the country.

  • The lucrative tin mines of Kuala Lumpur in the State of Selangor, of Sungai Ujong in Negeri Sembilan, and of Larut and Taiping in Perak were run for the Malay rulers by Chinese managers providing coolie labor.

  • With the Dutch concentrating once more on Java and the Moluccas in the 18th century, the Bugis took advantage of the vacuum by raiding Perak and Kedah, imposing their chieftains in Selangor and becoming the power behind the throne in Johor.

  • A Federation of Malay States — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang — was proclaimed in 1896 to coordinate an economic and administrative organization.


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