Haji Mat Hasan bin Panglima Munas
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Haji Mat Hassan Bin Munas or Tok Janggut
Haji Mat Hassan or Tok Janggut was known because of his beard which he had spotted ever since returning from the pilgrimage to Mecca. According to one source, Tok Janggut possessed all the features of a brave and intelligent man. He was well-built and about six feet tall. he had sharp brown eyes which it is believed, are a sign of bravery. His head was rather big and bald, and his forehead broad, with thick eyebrows; all these signify intelligence, thoughtfulness and firmness. He is said to have been invulnerable (kekebalan) and to have boasted that he was so.
According to the tradition, during Tok JanggutÕs birth the midwife had advised his mother to dry his caul, which was unusually thick and later have it served to the boy in rice porridge.
His mother, it is alleged, had done this, when Tok Janggut was in his teens and had completed the Quran. This was how he had acquired invulnerability.
Apart from this sanctity, other supernatural qualities were attributed to Tok Janggut, acquired, it was said, through his teacher, a person of Minangkabau origin. The supernatural attributes conjured up in the popular mind with respect to Tok Janggut, apart from his manifest bravery, help to explain how it became possible for him to command the allegiance of no fewer than 2 thousand followers against the British.
Tok Janggut is believed to have been 62 years old when the rebellion occurred. His father, Munas, had been one of the 2 most rusted bodyguards and warriors of one Tengku Sri Maharaja Tua who had been the chief of Jeram from 1878, when Tengku Senik or Muhammad II was Raja of Kelantan.

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Tok Janggut or Haji Mohd Hassan bin Munas (died 1915) was a famous Malay warrior in Kelantan, Malaysia during British protectorate. He was killed on 1915 during fighting with British forces in Pasir Pekan near Kota Bharu.

British soldiers posed for a photo shoot.
A writing at their feet clearly stated " Pasir Puteh 14-10-1915 ".
From it, it is understood that the photo was taken in Pasir Puteh on October 14th, 1915, barely 5 months after the famous rebellion took place at the same spot. The soldiers were despatched from Singapore and the photo proved that they were still there, despite months had passed since the death of Tok Janggut, perhaps, to watch out for new rebellion that might spring out among his symphatizers.
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