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  1. History of Malaysia - Wikipedia

    • Learn about the prehistoric, colonial, and modern history of Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country with diverse ethnic and cultural influences. Explore the origins of the Malay people, the rise and fall of various kingdoms and empires, and the challenges and achievements of the nation-state. See more

    Overview

    Malaysia is a modern concept, created in the second half of the 20th century. However, contemporary Malaysia … See more

    Prehistory

    Stone hand axes from early hominids, probably Homo erectus, have been unearthed in Lenggong. These axes date back 1.83 million years, making them some of the oldest evidence of hominid habitation in Southea… See more

    Early Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms

    In the first millennium AD, the Malay became the dominant ethnicity on the peninsula. The small early states that were established were greatly influenced by Indian culture, as was most of Southeast Asia. … See more

     
  1. Malaysia - Colonialism, Independence, Diversity | Britannica

  2. Global Trade in the 13th Century - World History …

    May 24, 2022 · Learn how spices and silk traveled from the Far East to Europe in the Middle Ages, along complex trade routes across land and sea. Explore the role of the Arab world, the Byzantine Empire, the Mongols, and the Crusaders …

  3. (PDF) Imperialism and `medieval' natives: The Malay …

    Clifford described Malays as ‘living in the Middle Ages’ before British interference, each state being ruled by its own sultan ‘under a complete Feudal System’ of titled chiefs ruling over the rakyat or peasant commoners (1897: 3).

  4. History of Malaysia | People, Culture, Map, Events,

    Peninsular Malaysia has been inhabited for at least 6,000 years, archaeologists having unearthed evidence of Stone Age and early Bronze Age civilizations; Neolithic culture was apparently well established by 2500 to 1500 bce.

  5. Chapter 11 The Melaka Empire, c. 1400–1528 in: …

    Sep 30, 2019 · Learn about the Melaka Empire, a pre-colonial Malay polity that dominated the Malay Peninsula and parts of Sumatra and Borneo in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Explore the sources, issues, and legacy of this …

  6. History of Southeast Asia - Classical Period, Trade, …

    The majority of the population and much of the trading activity deserted the port, the sultan moved his court elsewhere, and by the end of the 16th century Malacca was a backwater; the Malay trade flourished elsewhere into the 18th century.

  7. Temasik: A Malay Port-Polity in Island Southeast Asia - GLOBAL …

  8. The Malay Founder of Medieval Malacca | Bulletin of the School of ...