The Third Larut War is rumored to…

The Third Larut War is rumored to have erupted over a scandalˆan extramarital relationship involving the Ghee Hin leader and the wife of a nephew of the Hai San leader, Chung Keng Quee, in 1871.

Upon discovery, the adulterous couple is caught, tortured, put into a pig basket and thrown into a disused mining pond where they drown.

Avenging the death of their leader, Ghee Hin has four thousand professional fighting men imported from mainland China via Penang to attack the Hai Sans and for the first time, the Hai Sans are driven out of Larut.

About ten thousand Hai San men seek refuge in Penang.

Within several months, Hai Sans supported by Ngah Ibrahim recover their Matang and Larut mines.

At this time, Raja Abdullah, a claimant to the throne of Perak and an enemy of Ngah Ibrahim, takes sides against the Hai Sans and Ngah Ibrahim and the wars between the Chinese miners transform into a civil war involving the Malay chiefs of Perak.