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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALAYSIA
3 | NATIONAL PROFILE The history of Malaysia began in the assistance of the royal court of each
era of the Sultanate of Malacca around state. British intervention in state
1400 CE. At the height of its power, the affairs was not received well by the
sultanate’s territory covered a major people of Malaya. Several individuals
portion of the Peninsula and the East rebelled against the British such as Dol
Coast of Sumatera. Malacca emerged Said, Tok Janggut, Datuk Bahaman,
as a prosperous government due to Rentap, Datuk Maharajalela, Rosli
competent leadership, administration Dobi and several other leaders.
and governance in addition to being
strategically located at the centre of In the 1920s and 1930s saw the
the maritime trade route between East emergence of political awareness and
Asia and West Asia. This allowed the spirit of nationalism, of which it
Malacca to flourish as the spice led the people to gain an education
trade centre in Southeast Asia. Islam from the Middle East and locally.
spread far and wide and became the This development steered to a new
main faith of the people of Malacca group of cultivated young minds in a
since the Sultan himself embraced the nationalistic struggle. They utilised the
religion. written media such as newspapers,
magazines, short stories and novels
In 1511, Malacca fell into the hands to spread their ideologies. Some of
of Portuguese invaders. This was the them were involved in the formation
starting point of the era of invasion of associations such as the Kesatuan
and colonization by foreign powers in Melayu Singapura or Singaporean
Malaya. This was followed by the Dutch Malay Association, and Kesatuan
invasion in 1641 and to the British who Melayu Muda or Young Malays
a gained foothold in Malaya in 1824 Association with the goal of seizing
through the English-Dutch treaty. The power from the colonial masters and
British exerted its influence into all forming their own government. The
sectors of governance that were once advance of Japanese troops into
controlled by the Malay rulers with the Malaya from 8 December 1941 to
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3 | NATIONAL PROFILE The history of Malaysia began in the assistance of the royal court of each
era of the Sultanate of Malacca around state. British intervention in state
1400 CE. At the height of its power, the affairs was not received well by the
sultanate’s territory covered a major people of Malaya. Several individuals
portion of the Peninsula and the East rebelled against the British such as Dol
Coast of Sumatera. Malacca emerged Said, Tok Janggut, Datuk Bahaman,
as a prosperous government due to Rentap, Datuk Maharajalela, Rosli
competent leadership, administration Dobi and several other leaders.
and governance in addition to being
strategically located at the centre of In the 1920s and 1930s saw the
the maritime trade route between East emergence of political awareness and
Asia and West Asia. This allowed the spirit of nationalism, of which it
Malacca to flourish as the spice led the people to gain an education
trade centre in Southeast Asia. Islam from the Middle East and locally.
spread far and wide and became the This development steered to a new
main faith of the people of Malacca group of cultivated young minds in a
since the Sultan himself embraced the nationalistic struggle. They utilised the
religion. written media such as newspapers,
magazines, short stories and novels
In 1511, Malacca fell into the hands to spread their ideologies. Some of
of Portuguese invaders. This was the them were involved in the formation
starting point of the era of invasion of associations such as the Kesatuan
and colonization by foreign powers in Melayu Singapura or Singaporean
Malaya. This was followed by the Dutch Malay Association, and Kesatuan
invasion in 1641 and to the British who Melayu Muda or Young Malays
a gained foothold in Malaya in 1824 Association with the goal of seizing
through the English-Dutch treaty. The power from the colonial masters and
British exerted its influence into all forming their own government. The
sectors of governance that were once advance of Japanese troops into
controlled by the Malay rulers with the Malaya from 8 December 1941 to
52
