Malaya and its history including a history of Malaya and early Indian influence in Malaysia (and other essays)

A political system, art, science and literature may be taken to be the essential attributes of civilisation and even in 1511 when the Portuguese took Malacca, the Malay had them all. A social sense, arising out of tribal solidarity, has always distinguished him from the Chinese, who giving up to the...

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Main Authors: Winstedt, Richard 1878-1966 (Author), R J Wilkinson (Richard James) 1867-1941 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur Silverfish Book 2020
Series:Silverfish Malaysian classics 13
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Table of Contents:
  • Primitive tribes and prehistoric remains
  • The Hindu period
  • The Malay empire of Malacca
  • The Portuguese period
  • English pioneers
  • The Dutch East India Company
  • The Johor empire
  • The East India Company's relations with Siam and the northern Malay states
  • Malacca and the adjoining states
  • Singapore and Johor
  • The Malay states
  • Conclusion