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In the 19th century the Kinta Valley was the number one tin producing valley in the world.<br/><br/>Kampar was founded in 1887, and lies within the Kinta Valley, an area once rich with tin reserves. It was a tin mining town which boomed during the height of the tin mining industry.<br/><br/>There were many tin mines on the outskirts of Kampar during the height of the mining boom. Most of them were established in the late 19th century, flourished in the 1900s, only to stagnate and decline after World War I, with the exception of an exhilarating boom in the 1920s. Most have closed down following the collapse of the industry, especially in the late 20th century.
Ipoh developed into one of Malaysia's main cities around the turn of the 19th century due to the booming tin mining industry. During the British colonial era, Ipoh was Malaysia's second city for administrative purposes.
First Durbar (Conference of Rulers) held at the Astana Negara in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States (present-day Malaysia) in 1897.<br/><br/>Seated, left to right: Hugh Clifford (Resident of Pahang), J.P. Rodger (Resident of Selangor), Sir Frank Swettenham (Resident-General), Sultan Ahmad (Pahang), Sultan Abdul Samad (Selangor), Sir Charles Mitchell (British High Commissioner), Sultan Idris (Perak), Tuanku Muhammad (Yand di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and W.H. Treacher (Resident of Perak).