Kota Kuala Bahang

Walls of Kota Kuala Bahang (11 March, 2008)


Kota Kuala Bahang is the name of the fort at the northern part of the mouth of Sungai Kedah. It is also often called Kota Kuala Kedah. The fortification is the oldest Malay bastion on the northern part of the Malay peninsula.

Kota Kuala Bahang was initially built during the reign of Sultan Sulaiman Shah (1602-1620) using mangrove wood and bamboo. This early fort was destroyed in an attack, and was rebuilt during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Jiwa, and was completed on 25 March, 1771.

Kota Kuala Bahang served as the administrative seat for Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II (1805-1845). When Kedah was attacked by Siam, the fort was destroyed by the Siamese armada on 12 November, 1821. It was also occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War.

The rampants of Kota Kuala Bahang facing the mouth of Sungai Kedah. (11 March, 2008)

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