Kedah Royal Museum

Introduction

This building which originated from the Kota Setar Palace is a wooden building that was built by Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II, the 19th Sultan of Kedah, who founded Alor Setar in 1735. This building had undergone demolitions several times, due to attacks by theBugis (1770) and Siamese (1821). The concrete building was completed during the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah. This palace was declared the 'Kedah Royal Museum' on 25 July 1983.