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Beruas

Mukim in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia

Summary

Mukim in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia

Field	Value
name	Beruas
native_name	برواس
other_name	木威
official_name	Beruas
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	BeruasMuseum.jpg
image_caption	Beruas Museum
image_map	Map of Manjung District, Perak.svg
map_caption	Mukim Beruas in Manjung District

Beruas (alternative spelling: Bruas) is a small town and mukim in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.

Name

Beruas is named for a local mangosteen-like tree, Garcinia hombroniana, the "seashore mangosteen", called in the local Malay dialect pokok bruas, which bears fruit called buah bruas. File:Fruit tree of Garcinia hombroniana.JPG|Bruas tree File:Garcinia hombroniana.JPG|Bruas fruit

History

In ancient times, before the area was known as Perak, there was a Hindu kingdom named Gangga Negara with its capital in Beruas. Gangga Negara is mentioned in the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu) and the kingdom covered present day Beruas, Dinding and Manjung in Perak. The kingdom is believed to have been founded by Raja Ganjil Sarjuna of Kedah, or the Khmer royalty, around the second century CE.

Raja Gangga Shah Johan was among the kings. The kingdom collapsed after an attack by King Rajendra Chola I of the southern Indian Chola empire around year 1025.

Beruas museum

The museum is open to the public with free entry. It is located in the town centre next to the post office building. Artefacts dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries CE have been found at Beruas, and a large number of them are displayed in the Beruas Museum.

References

(2017). "Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use". Malaysian National Committee on Geographical Names.

Wikipedia Source

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