Naning War

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The Naning War
Date 6 August 1831 - 15 June 1832 Location British Malaya Result The first war was won by Naning The second war was won by the British Naning incorporated into the district of Malacca
Belligerents
United Kingdom  British East India Company	Naning
Commanders and leaders
Robert Ibbetson William Thomas Lewis	Dol Said

The Naning War, also known as the Naning conflict or the Naning revolt, occurred between 1831 and 1832 in the territories surrounding the city of Malacca, then a Straits Settlement.^[1]

The conflict was fought between the British East India Company (EIC), which had taken control of Malacca and its surrounding regions from the Dutch in 1824, and the Malay chiefdom of Naning, which bordered Malacca. Issues that led to the Naning War included growing British interests in the Malay Peninsula, as well as a disagreement over the extent of British jurisdiction over and right to impose taxation on, Naning. The British defeated Naning after two military expeditions, and fully incorporated the territory under Malacca's jurisdiction.

The conflict was one of the earliest examples of British intervention in the Malay states. However, the high monetary cost of the conflict lead the British to adopt a less aggressive approach in their further interactions with the Malay states. They instead relied on politically influencing the Malay states, which culminated with the Treaty of Pangkor in 1874 and the introduction of the 'resident system'.^[1] Today, Dol Said, the chief (Penghulu) of Naning, is regarded as a nationalist hero in Malaysia for standing up to foreign aggression.^[2]