Bukit Putus, Negeri Sembilan

Bukit Putus
The Destar Dendam Tak Sudah monument at the district border between Seremban and Kuala Pilah.
Elevation	290 m (951 ft)
Traversed by	FT 51 Jalan Seremban–Kuala Pilah FT 361 Jalan Lama Bukit Putus
Location	Seremban and Kuala Pilah Districts, Negeri Sembilan
Range	Titiwangsa Mountains

Bukit Putus (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Bukik Putuih, Jawi: بوكيت ڤوتوس) is a mountain pass situated on the boundary between Seremban dan Kuala Pilah Districts in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, sandwiched between the Telapak Buruk-Berembun massif and Mount Angsi of the Negri Titiwangsa. The mountain pass connects the Seremban suburb of Paroi in the west with Ulu Bendul in the east. It is one of the three principal passes that link western and eastern Negeri Sembilan, the other two being Bukit Tangga (Seremban–Jelebu) and Bukit Miku (Rembau–Kuala Pilah).

The Bukit Putus section of Federal Route 51 with climbing lane for Kuala Pilah-bound traffic.

Bukit Putus is traversed by two routes, namely Federal Route 51, the main artery that links the state capital, Seremban with Kuala Pilah; and Federal Route 361, the older, narrower and windier section of the former that was supplanted following the route's realignment since 2009. The Bukit Putus Viaduct, the fourth tallest bridge in Malaysia, carries a section of Federal Route 51.

Historical significance

Bukit Putus, recognizable as a V-shaped notch between the Telapak Buruk-Berembun massif (left) and Mount Angsi (right).

Bukit Putus is infamous for being the site of the Battle of Bukit Putus of 1875, which was resulted from a conflict between Seri Menanti and the chiefdoms of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu and Rembau following the installation of Tunku Antah as Yamtuan Besar, which was validated by Seri Menanti's royal domains (Luak Tanah Mengandung) and Johol. This led to the subsequent dissolution of Negeri Sembilan, where Sungai Ujong, Jelebu and Rembau decisively left the confederacy in protest to the installation, as it was deemed has infringed their rights as Undang to elect and nominate a new Yamtuan Besar. The conflict was further exacerbated by the presence of the British in Sungai Ujong, led by Resident Capt. Patrick J. Murray.