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A SUMMARY OF MALAYSIA’S During the 1920s and 1930s,
HISTORY many residents of Malaya had
started to receive education,
Malaysia’s history is said to have either from the Middle East or
started from the Sultanate of local education. As a result, this
Malacca which was around educated group had appeared
1400 AD. At the time of its glory, to fight in the name of nationalism.
the Sultanate Territories covered They used media such as
most of the East Coast of newspapers and magazines to
Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. spread their ideology. There
Malacca emerged as a glorious were also among them who had
Government because of its formed Associations such as the
strategic location which was the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM)
meeting point between East Asia and Kesatuan Melayu Singapura
and the Middle East. This situation (KMS) which were aimed at
allowed Malacca to emerge as driving away the invaders and
a major trading center for spice formed their own Government.
trade, especially in Southeast When the people of this country
Asia. Islam was the main religion were so eager to end the
which emerged and became invasion, they were jolted by the
the main religion of the residents Japanese landing at the end
because the Ruler himself had of 1941 which brought Malaya
professed the religion. to another colonial era. Japan
had occupied Malaya until 1945
In 1511, Malacca fell into the before surrendering as a result of
hands of the Portuguese and the bombings of Hiroshima and
that was the beginning of the Nagasaki.
colonial era in Malaya. After
that, Malaya fell into the hands Japanese resignation has given
of the Dutch in 1641 and British space to the Communist Party of
in 1824 through the Anglo–Dutch Malaya (PKM) to control Malaya.
Treaty. British colonization was PKM has launched attack on
the longest compared to others. Malaya through violence, they
The British had integrated all had murder three European
the Malayan administration rubber farm managers in Sungai
which was previously managed Siput, Perak.Thus, in June 1948,
by the Malay Rulers with the Sir Edward Gent has declared
help of state dignitaries. The emergency over Malaya.
British intervention had aroused
dissatisfaction among the local PKM did not succeed Malaya
population. Some individuals rise and the British returned powerful.
up against the colonial yet it was British Military Administration or
easily defeated by the British as BMA is between the end World
their efforts were more towards War II and establishment of the
individuality. Among the heroes Malayan Union. On 1st April
that went against the colonialists 1946, The British established the
were Dol Said, Tok Janggut, Malayan Union. However, this
Datuk Bahaman, Rentap, Dato idea got a fight from the Malays
Maharajalela, Rosli Dobi and for abolition the royal institutions
several others. and the Malays privileges.
A SUMMARY OF MALAYSIA’S During the 1920s and 1930s,
HISTORY many residents of Malaya had
started to receive education,
Malaysia’s history is said to have either from the Middle East or
started from the Sultanate of local education. As a result, this
Malacca which was around educated group had appeared
1400 AD. At the time of its glory, to fight in the name of nationalism.
the Sultanate Territories covered They used media such as
most of the East Coast of newspapers and magazines to
Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. spread their ideology. There
Malacca emerged as a glorious were also among them who had
Government because of its formed Associations such as the
strategic location which was the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM)
meeting point between East Asia and Kesatuan Melayu Singapura
and the Middle East. This situation (KMS) which were aimed at
allowed Malacca to emerge as driving away the invaders and
a major trading center for spice formed their own Government.
trade, especially in Southeast When the people of this country
Asia. Islam was the main religion were so eager to end the
which emerged and became invasion, they were jolted by the
the main religion of the residents Japanese landing at the end
because the Ruler himself had of 1941 which brought Malaya
professed the religion. to another colonial era. Japan
had occupied Malaya until 1945
In 1511, Malacca fell into the before surrendering as a result of
hands of the Portuguese and the bombings of Hiroshima and
that was the beginning of the Nagasaki.
colonial era in Malaya. After
that, Malaya fell into the hands Japanese resignation has given
of the Dutch in 1641 and British space to the Communist Party of
in 1824 through the Anglo–Dutch Malaya (PKM) to control Malaya.
Treaty. British colonization was PKM has launched attack on
the longest compared to others. Malaya through violence, they
The British had integrated all had murder three European
the Malayan administration rubber farm managers in Sungai
which was previously managed Siput, Perak.Thus, in June 1948,
by the Malay Rulers with the Sir Edward Gent has declared
help of state dignitaries. The emergency over Malaya.
British intervention had aroused
dissatisfaction among the local PKM did not succeed Malaya
population. Some individuals rise and the British returned powerful.
up against the colonial yet it was British Military Administration or
easily defeated by the British as BMA is between the end World
their efforts were more towards War II and establishment of the
individuality. Among the heroes Malayan Union. On 1st April
that went against the colonialists 1946, The British established the
were Dol Said, Tok Janggut, Malayan Union. However, this
Datuk Bahaman, Rentap, Dato idea got a fight from the Malays
Maharajalela, Rosli Dobi and for abolition the royal institutions
several others. and the Malays privileges.
