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Yap Ah Loy
Yap Ah Loy was a Hakka Chinese tin-mining leader who became Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur in 1868. During the Klang War he backed the Sultan's viceroy, Tengku Kudin, and he rebuilt Kuala Lumpur after it was destroyed in the fighting and again after fire and flood. He is often regarded as one of the founders of the city.
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