One historical clue known at this time is the large wooden tablet, inscribed "Together Upholding Heaven," engraved in the reign of the Tung Chih emperor in the Ch'ing dynasty 120 years ago. Inside the temple there is a bronze bell with 115 years of history behind it. And the founding of the old Johor dynasty which pioneered Johor Bahru was in 1855, so you can see the two are historically close.
目前所知線索一是廟前距匾「總握天樞」，刻於同治庚午年間（距今一百二十年）；而廟裡有一口老銅鐘則有一百一十五年的歷史；新山開埠古柔佛王朝的建立是在一八五五年，距今一百四十六年之前，可見兩者歷史之接近。