1300BC
The beginning of cave habitation in Lenggong. Stone tools are still being used in their daily lives. Flexed burial are commonly practiced
1000BC
Perak Man was buried at Gua Gunung Runtuh, Lenggong
15AD
Perak became a kingless kingdom, ruled by a group of Perak ministers
1528
The coronation of Sultan Mudzhafar Shah as the first sultan of Perak. It marked the beginning of the Perak Sultanate
1753
Sultan Iskandar Zulkanain signed an agreement with Thomas Acheppeles compelling Perak to sell its tin ores to Dutch
1826
The Burney Treaty or Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between Siam and British. Captain James Low and Raja Abdullah Muazzam Shah signed The Low
1874
The Pangkor Treaty was signed between British and Sir Andrew Clarie and Raja Muda Abdullah of Perak
1876
Kuala Kangsar was designated as Perak state capital
1880
The first post and telegraph office was founded in Perak
1885
Railway tracks from Port Weld (Kuala Sepetang) to Taiping began to be used. Taiping Prison was built
1895
The Treaty of Federation was drowned up and signed leading to establishment of the Federal Malay States
1900
Perak became the largest producer of Malaya
1948
Malayan Communist Party guerrillas killed three British estate manager, triggered the Malayan Emergency
2015
Perak achieved ‘Developed State’ status. Perak became an industrialized and holistically advance state, in line with vision 2020