Place details
Place nameSelangor
CountryMalaysia
Latitude3.333
Longitude101.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Controlled by sultans of Riau & Johor after fall of Malacca kingdom 1511; taken by Bugis tribesmen from Makasar in Celebes early 18th cen.; British protectorate 1874; joined Federated Malay States 1895; part of independent Federation of Malaya 1957.