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  2. Enrique of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Henrique, Heinrich. Enrique of Malacca (Spanish: Enrique de Malaca; Portuguese: Henrique de Malaca; Malay: Awang Hitam), was a Malay member of the Magellan expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the world in 1519–1522. He was acquired as a slave by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1511 at the age of 14 years ...

  3. History of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    History of Malaysia. Malaysia is a modern concept, created in the second half of the 20th century. However, contemporary Malaysia regards the entire history of Malaya and Borneo, spanning thousands of years back to prehistoric times, as its own history.

  4. British Malaya - Wikipedia

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    The term " British Malaya " (/ məˈleɪə /; Malay: Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century. Unlike the term "British India", which excludes the Indian princely states, British ...

  5. Timeline of Malaysian history - Wikipedia

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    His body is brought back to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang and laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery. 16 May. 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup: After 25 years, Malaysia's men's badminton team won the fifth Thomas Cup at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, beating Indonesia with the aggregate of 3–2. 10 July.

  6. Early Malay nationalism - Wikipedia

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    e. Malay nationalism (Malay: Semangat Kebangsaan Melayu Jawi: سماڠت كبڠساءن ملايو ‎) refers to the nationalism that focused overwhelmingly on the Malay anticolonial struggle, motivated by the nationalist ideal of creating a Bangsa Melayu ("Malay nation"). Its central objectives were the advancement and protection of Malayness ...

  7. Western imperialism in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Malaya (now part of Malaysia): Portuguese Malacca (1511–1641) Dutch Malacca (1641–1824) British Malaya, included: Straits Settlements (1826–1946) Federated Malay States (1895–1946) Unfederated Malay States (1885–1946) Federation of Malaya (under British rule, 1948–1963) British Borneo (now part of Malaysia), including: Labuan (1848 ...

  8. Federation of Malaya - Wikipedia

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    e. The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو), more commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca.

  9. Malayisation - Wikipedia

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    It is often described as a process of civilisational expansion, drawing a wide range of indigenous peoples into the Muslim, Malay-speaking polities of Maritime Southeast Asia. [9] Examples of Malayisation have occurred throughout Asia including in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.