Malaysia

GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY

Malaysia

Victoria Cox

Geography

Meleka, Malay

1402Founded by Parameswara "Iskandar Shah"Fled Singapore and landed in Meleka Sultanate.Since then…..Nation Occupying Years of Occupation

Portugal 1511

Dutch 1641

Britain 1819

Japan 1942

Britain 1945

Malaysia's Independence

1957

16th century

Eastern spice tradeGolden AgeComplete control of their own trade.

Portugal

1511Alfonso de Albuquerque End of Golden YearFort A Famosa

Dutch

1641Captures Fort A Famosa Lock on trade1785 British East India CompanyBritain builds fort on Penang1795 gives power of Meleka to England1808 returns power

Sir William Raffles

1819Britain takes over againStraight Settlements Malacca, Penang, and Singapore

Pangkor Agreement

1860 – Malay’s separate kingdoms fight for control.

1874 – Britain gets involved with an agreement.Britain gains more control.

Japan

1942Chinese flee into forests

Later becoming the communist threat.1945 WWII Ends and Britain reclaims

control.

Independence

Leader Tunku Abdul Rahman (First Prime Minister)

1957Took down the English flag in Merdeka

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