Sejarah Pahang

Sejarah Nusantara

by Buyong Adil

Sejarah Pahang dari zamanbatu hingga ke Bendahara

461 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Yusuf bin Adil, better known as Buyong Adil, received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Teluk Anson and later entered the Kolej Latihan Sultan Idris (SITC), Tanjung Malim in 1924. He was the best student at SITC and became a lecturer there after graduating. He began to write on history after his teacher, Cikgu Abdul Hadi Hassan, shifted to Kelantan. In 1939, Buyong Adil wrote Sejarah Alam Melayu Penggal IV and Sejarah Melayu V.

During the Japanese occupation, he was selected to undergo Japanese teacher training at the Tokyo Shihan Gakko which is located in Kajang, Selangor.

After the Japanese occupation ended, he was appointed as a headmaster in a school in Ipoh. During this time, he started being actively involved in the Perak Malay Coalition (Perikatan Melayu Perak). This led to the British appointing him as the head for the radio station for all the Malay schools in Singapore (which was at that time still a part of Malaysia). He also directed his first play after the Japanese occupation. 'Megat Terawis' was staged mainly for the teachers and their family members. Later, he became the historical advisor for Tan Sri P Ramlee's first movie to be shown in colour: 'Hang Tuah'.

After retiring from the government in 1962, he was chosen as a member of Singapore's Public Services Commission (Perkhidmatan Awam Singapura) from 1963 until 1969. During that time, he managed to write Sejarah Johor, Sejarah Selangor, Sejarah Perak and Sejarah Pahang. He also assisted Tan Sri Senu Abdul Rahman in collecting materials for the book Revolusi Mental in 1970.

In 1971, he started work at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) as a research officer for history. This was when he began to write his other books such as Sejarah Sarawak, Sejarah Perlis, Sejarah Negeri Sembilan, Sejarah Melaka, Sejarah Kedah, Sejarah Terengganu and Sejarah Kelantan which were published by DBP. He died on August 31, 1976.

The Government English Secondary School (GESS) in Tapah was renamed as SM Buyong Adil Tapah in 1977.

Buyong Adil married at the age of 22. His wife, Halimah binti Mohd Daim, was from Gopeng, Perak. She died in April 2005. They had 2 sons and 3 daughters.

Reviews

[Syadzuwan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aliran cerita mudah faham, rujuk lebih 50 sumber bertulis lengkap dgn citation. Terbuka ceritakan elemen barbaric dlm masyarakat dulu, perang saudara rebut takhta Pahang, perangai buruk pemerintah (tidur dgn mak tiri, isteri tetamu dll) dan kebodohan mereka. Terfikir semula kenapa kita masih kekalkan feudalisme hingga sekarang.

[Iryani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Membaca naskhah sejarah ketika dewasa memang berbeza jika dibandingkan dengan zaman persekolahan. Lebih berfikir, lebih berbekas di hati. Sejarah disorot daripada zaman batu. Ulah pemerintah memang pelbagai. Dari yang baik, hinggalah yang tidak berapa elok dijadikan tauladan. Saya menghargai Sultan Terengganu dan Sultan Kelantan serta rakyat kedua-dua negeri ini kerana membantu Dato' Bahaman, Tok Gajah dan Mat Kilau. Satu bacaan yang menarik.

[Izzat Isa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dua perkara yang paling menarik tentang buku ini ialah usaha penulis menyusun senarai pemerintah Pahang terutamanya sejak zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka hinggalah pada tahun 1970-an, merangkumi pelbagai keturunan. Kedua ialah huraian tentang perjuangan para pejuang Pahang sekitar abad ke-19 yang diketuai oleh Tok Gajah, Dato Bahaman dan Mat Kilau.

[Shaharuddin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pertama kali baca buku sejarah Aidil Buyong. Memang mudah untuk faham walaupun tebal.