Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia was part of Malay Kingdoms empayer in early years. . Parameswara a Srivijaya prince  (last king of Singapura) who fled Temasek (Singapore) after Majapahit naval invasion  in  1398 went to Muar and then Bertam River(Malacca River) in  1402 to founded Malacca  Parameswara was the third generation from Sang Nila Utama blood line who discovered Temasek (Singapore) 1299. This new empayer known as Malacca empayer   Malacca empayer was a prosperous empayer under  nine sultans until being occupied by the  Portugis in 1511.The survived Sultan Mahmud Shah exiled Malacca made several attempts to retake his kingdom but his efforts were fruitless. The Portuguese retaliated and forced the Sultan to flee to Pahang. Later, the Sultan sailed to Bintan and established his capital there. From the new base, the Sultan rallied the disarrayed Malay forces and organized several attacks and blockades against the Portuguese's position. Frequent raids on Malacca caused the Portuguese severe hardship. .A number of attempts were made to suppress the Malay forces, but it wasn't until 1526 that the Portuguese finally razed Bintan to the ground. The Sultan then retreated to Kampar in Sumatra where he died 1528. He left behind two sons named Muzaffar Shah and Alauddin Riayat Shah II. Muzaffar Shah was invited by the people in the north of the peninsular to become their ruler, establishing the Sultanate of Perak.

Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II move to Pekan Tua Sungai Telur Johor and formed the Johor Riau Lingga empayer in 1528 as the first Sulan of Johor. At its height, the sultanate controlled modern-day Johor, Riau, and territories stretching from the river Klang to the Linggi and Tanjung Tuan, Muar, Batu Pahat, Singapore, Pulau Tinggi and other islands off the east coast of the Malay peninsula, the Karimun islands, the islands of Bintan, Bulang, Lingga and Bungaran, and Bengkalis, Kampar and Siak in Sumatra.

 A mutual agreement and cooperation  between the Dutch and Johor empayer signed in 1606. In January 1641 the Dutch together with Sultan of Johor army managed to throw out the Portuguese from Malacca and with treaty signed 1606  Malacca now is under Dutch controlled. In 1819 British signed a leasing agreement with Johor royal family to operate and manage Singapore port. In 1824 with the British Dutch treaty, Malacca was under British occupational. This agreement divide the international territory between Malaysia and Indonesia as we know now. The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements(Penang Singapore Malacca). 1874 the Pangkor treaty mark the start of British expansion rule in Malaya. whose establishment was followed by the other Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. During world war two in 1941 Peninsular Malaya and Borneo were under Japanese occupational until 1945. The British took back the control of Singapore Malaya and Borneo.

The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. This unification come with strong resistant from the Malay and the start of independent movement. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, with “sia” being added to give the new country the name Malaysia. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 (Singapore Sabah and Sarawak ) the country consists of fourteen states  Less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation.until 1965 when Singapore was taken out from the federation.

Now Malaysia  consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya with poulation of 85,000 people  is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population was 28.33 million, with 22.6 million living in Peninsular Malaysia. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia, located in the tropics. It is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species.

The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, which plays a large role in politics. The constitution declares Islam the state religion while protecting freedom of religion. The government system is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system and the legal system is based on common law. The head of state is the king, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. He is an elected monarch chosen from the hereditary rulers of the nine Malay states every five years. The head of government is the Prime Minister.

Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing at an average 6.5% per annum for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fueled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and medical tourism. Today, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy, ranked third largest in Southeast Asia and 29th largest in the world. It is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the East Asia Summit and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and a member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

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