The Captain China and his fighting men at Klang, June 1874.
Founded
1799; 225 years ago (1799)
Founding location
Penang Island, East India Company.
Years active
1820–1890
Territory
Malaya and Singapore
Ethnicity
Hakka Chinese
Activities
Bribery, conspiracy, extortion and mercenary
Rivals
Ghee Hin Society
The Hai San Society (Chinese: 海山; pinyin: Hǎi Shān; Jyutping: Hoi2 Saan1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-san), which had its origins in Southern China,[1] was a Penang-based Chinese secret society established around 1820 and in 1825 led by Low, Ah Chong[2] and Hoh Akow (also spelt Ho Ah Kow or Hok Ah Keow), its titular head. At that time the society's headquarters was located at Beach Street (Ujong Passir).[3]
^Encyclopædia Britannica
^Triad Societies: Western Accounts of the History, Sociology and Linguistics of Chinese Secret Societies By Kingsley Bolton, Gustaaf Schlegel, Herbert Allen Giles, Christopher Hutton, J. S. M. Ward, Mervyn Llewelyn Wynne, W. P. Morgan, William Stanton, W. G. Stirling; Contributor Kingsley Bolton, Chris Hutton; Published by Taylor & Francis, 2000; ISBN 0-415-24397-1, ISBN 978-0-415-24397-1
^Straits Settlements Factory Records Vol 101 (1825) Page 1476-1480 and 1604
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