Yap Ah Loy, also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, started the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid 1800s. Yap Ah Loy became a Kapitan Cina (Chinese Kapitan) and the headman of a settlement of Chinese inhabitants.

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  • Yap Ah Loy, also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, started the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid 1800s. Yap Ah Loy became a Kapitan Cina (Chinese Kapitan) and the headman of a settlement of Chinese inhabitants. After the independence of Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) from the British Empire in August 31, 1957 (Malay Peninsula only) and later the Formation of Malaysia (that includes Sabah and Sarawak) in 1963, Kuala Lumpur became the capital of Malaysia. Today, there is a street named after him in the heart of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, known as 'Jalan Yap Ah Loy' (Yap Ah Loy Road).
  • 葉亞來（Yap Ah Loy）是吉隆坡開埠功臣，是來自中國廣東省惠州惠陽區[[淡水]鎮周田鄉的客家人，在清朝咸豐四年（1854年），跟隨同鄉，離開貧困的家鄉，是典型被賣到南洋淘金的“豬仔”。葉亞來在礦埸表現出色，很快贏得礦場主管信任。因後他後來管理礦業表現出色，便從吉隆坡第二任甲必丹劉壬光手中接過棒子，協助管理吉隆坡，他也被稱為「吉隆坡王」。 1866年吉隆坡爆發一場王室土侯間的內戰，葉亞來無可避免捲入了維持了8年的內戰，葉亞來與雪蘭莪州執政東姑古丁結盟。 1870年吉隆坡陷入內戰中，3年的戰爭使吉隆坡變成廢墟，葉亞來慘遭盟友背叛，幾經辛苦才成功光復吉隆坡。 當時內戰令葉亞來負逾10萬元的戰爭債務，加上經營的礦場積水，一度面臨破產。葉亞來向英商和新加坡、馬六甲華商借貸，以維持礦業生產，當時的借貸繳付高達18至20％的利息。 1873年3月光復勝利后，葉亞來成為吉隆坡最高領導人，被稱為「吉隆坡王」。1879年，葉亞來一躍成為吉隆坡首富。 葉亞來領導吉隆坡直到1880年還政于英殖民政府為止。
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  • Yap Ah Loy, also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, started the development of Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid 1800s. Yap Ah Loy became a Kapitan Cina (Chinese Kapitan) and the headman of a settlement of Chinese inhabitants.
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