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Lukut and Klang are said to be the "Area Chersonesus" (Golden Chersonese) of Ptolemy. Klang, also known as "Calang" or "Calan", is supposed to represent Ptolemy’s "Malaion Colon" and the "Malaya Calam" of the Hindus. Tome Pires in his Suma Oriental (1512 – 1515) mention his visit to "Calam", a tin-producing area.Another Portuguese writer, de Eredia, recorded in 1613, that Klang produced a hundred bars of tin in a year. It is possible that Portuguese vessels might have called at Klang to obtain tin in exchange for other goods, and that the two Portuguese writers had visited the town. At Klang iron socketted tools and a bronze Buddhist bell have been found, a proof of very early occupation of this area. Klang is known to the Chinese as "Pasang" – the Malay word for the rising tide and may refer to the fact that Klang is situated at the highest point upriver that boats could reach to load and unload cargo. Local residents of Klang say that it was called "Pengkalan Batu" (the brick landing-place) in the early days when all boats and vessels used to land there by the stone steps.
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