The first independent state covering the region is commonly considered to be the Malacca sultanate, an Islamic Malay monarchy that controlled the area from 1400 to 1511, when the city of Malacca ...

I was on a liquor-drenched party boat that was sailing in the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world today, when I saw its namesake in the distance.

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In one part of the Southeast Asian epic Sejarah Melayu, the 15 th century Malacca Sultanate receives a lavish gift from the distant emperor of China, then ruled by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming ...

MALACCA: A wooden bed touted as the resting chamber of rulers during the reign of Malacca Sultanate is back to the historic city after some 600 years. A hotelier bought the bed during an auction ...

The Malacca Malay Sultanate began in 1278 and not in the 1400s, as discovered by a research team appointed by the Melaka government. Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam said the year 1278 was chosen ...

MALACCA: The treasures said to be buried in Pulau Nangka are part of the riches of the prosperous Malacca Sultanate, said a local historian. Historic Study and Patriotism Institute (ISKEP ...

Then in 1699 the Malacca Strait’s dominant power, Johor Sultanate, lost its monarch to assassination. With no blood successor to succeed him, Johor’s influence waned and a power vacuum emerged.

Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli and Dhiana Puspitawati (The Jakarta Post) he Malay Archipelago was home to numerous kingdoms that ruled over the region for hundreds of years. Srivijaya was once a rich ...

I was on a liquor-drenched party boat that was sailing in the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest and most important shipping lanes in the world today, when I saw its namesake in the distance.