Malaysia · 19th century
The Istana Jahar was a royal residence in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
It was built in 1855 by Sultan Muhammad II of Kelantan for his grandson Raja Bendahara Long Kundor. The palace has a pentagon-shaped porte-cochère with the first floor balcony from which members of the royal family could watch ceremonies held in front of the palace. It was named after a jahar tree which was growing in the grounds at the time.
Today, the palace houses the Museum of Royal Traditions and Customs of Kelantan.
Text adapted from “Istana Jahar” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Istana Jahar ranks #4,949 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 11 mapped in Malaysia. Founded 1855, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Malaysia compares in the castle statistics.
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