1511
Portugal makes first European colonial claim on Malaysia, capturing Malacca. In April 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque set sail from Goa to Malacca with a force of some 1200 men and seventeen or eighteen ships. The Viceroy made a number of demands—one of which was for permission to build a fortress as a Portuguese trading post near the city. The Sultan refused all the demands. Conflict was unavoidable, and after 40 days of fighting, Malacca fell to the Portuguese on 24 August.
1641
The Dutch East India Company with their local allies assaulted and finally wrested Malacca from the Portuguese in January 1641. This combined Dutch-Johor-Aceh efforts effectively destroyed the last bastion of Portuguese power, reducing their influence in the archipelago. The Dutch settled in the city as Dutch Malacca, however the Dutch had no intention to make Malacca their main base, and concentrated on building Batavia (today Jakarta) as their headquarters in the orient instead.
1700s-1800s
Now known as Malaya, its trading ports gain more economic clout as British trade with China expands. Mining of tin and gold brings influx of Arab, Indian and Chinese immigrants who soon control business. Britain establishes colonies and trading ports on Malay peninsula; Penang is leased to the British East India Company. At first, the British didn't put much effort into Malacca, and established themselves on the island Penang in 1786. Only until 1795 the British took over command of the Dutch in Malacca, who started focusing more on trade all around Indonesia.
1824-1826
Anglo-Dutch Treaty sets boundaries between British Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies, which is present-day Indonesia. The British Crown Colony (also referred to as the Straits Settlements) was established in 1826 and slowly but certain, the British increased their power over the rest of the peninsula. At first, it was primarily spices taken from the present Malaysia. But when in the early 19th century tin supplies were discovered, the trade shifted rapidly. The British first colonized the peninsula and after that, between 1840 and 1882, also annexated east-Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) into the British Crown Colony. In this period, the British also invited many Indian people to Malaysia, to fill up the shortage of workers.
Late 1800s to 1909
The Federated Malay States, in southern Malaya, was formed in 1895 after the British intervened in the fratricidal wars of the sultans. The British gained control over northern Malaya through an agreement made with Thailand in 1909 and merged all the territory under their control to form Malaya. Modern-day Kuala Lumpur is founded as a trading post for immigrant miners, and becomes capital of Federated Malay States in 1896. Profits pour in due to wartime demand for tin and rubber.
1910-1941
By 1910 the pattern of British rule in the Malay lands was established. The Straits Settlements were a Crown Colony, ruled by a governor under the supervision of the Colonial Office in London. Their population was about half Chinese, but all residents, regardless of race, were British subjects. The first four states to accept British residents, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, were termed the Federated Malay States: while technically independent, they were placed under a Resident-General in 1895, making them British colonies in all but name. The Unfederated Malay States (Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu) had a slightly larger degree of independence, although they were unable to resist the wishes of their British Residents for long.
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Bendera Malaysia, juga dikenali sebagai Jalur Gemilang dalam bahasa Melayu (“Stripes of Glory”), terdiri daripada bidang 14 jalur merah dan putih berselang-seli sepanjang bendera dan ruang biru yang mempunyai bulan sabit dan bintang 14 mata yang dikenali sebagai Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). 14 jalur, dengan lebar yang sama, mewakili status yang sama dalam persekutuan 13 negara anggota dan wilayah persekutuan, manakala 14 titik bintang mewakili perpaduan antara entiti ini. Bulan sabit mewakili Islam, agama rasmi negara; ruang biru melambangkan perpaduan rakyat Malaysia; kuning bintang dan bulan sabit ialah warna diraja raja-raja Melayu.
Negara kita, MALAYSIA memupuk cita-cita:
Mencapai perpaduan yang lebih sempurna di kalangan seluruh masyarakatnya
Memelihara cara hidup demokrasi
Mewujudkan masyarakat yang adil di mana kemakmuran negara dapat dinikmati bersama secara adil dan saksama
Menjamin pendekatan terbuka terhadap tradisi budayanya yang kaya dan pelbagai; dan
Membina masyarakat progresif yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden.
Kami, Orang Malaysia, mengikrarkan usaha bersatu kami untuk mencapai matlamat ini berpandukan prinsip-prinsip ini:
KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN
KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA
KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN
KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG
KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN
Malaysia ialah sebuah negara di Asia Tenggara. Raja berperlembagaan persekutuan terdiri daripada 13 negeri dan tiga wilayah persekutuan, dipisahkan oleh Laut China Selatan kepada dua wilayah yang sama saiz, Semenanjung Malaysia dan Malaysia Timur (Malaysian Borneo). Semenanjung Malaysia berkongsi sempadan darat dan maritim dengan Thailand dan sempadan maritim dengan Singapura, Vietnam, dan Indonesia. Malaysia Timur berkongsi sempadan darat dan maritim dengan Brunei dan Indonesia serta sempadan maritim dengan Filipina dan Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur adalah ibu negara dan bandar terbesar manakala Putrajaya adalah pusat kerajaan persekutuan. Dengan populasi lebih 30 juta, Malaysia adalah negara ke-44 paling ramai penduduk di dunia. Titik paling selatan benua Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, adalah di Malaysia. Di kawasan tropika, Malaysia adalah salah satu daripada 17 negara 'mega diverse', dengan sejumlah besar spesies endemik. Source
Negaraku (Negaraku) ialah lagu kebangsaan Malaysia. Ia telah dipilih sebagai lagu kebangsaan pada masa kemerdekaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu daripada UK pada tahun 1957. Lagu ini pada asalnya digunakan sebagai lagu kebangsaan Perak, yang diterima pakai daripada melodi Perancis yang popular berjudul "La Rosalie" yang digubah oleh penulis lirik Pierre-Jean de Béranger. Source
Negaraku,
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup
Bersatu dan maju
Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita
Selamat bertakhta
Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita
Selamat bertakhta
My motherland
The land where my blood has spilt
Where the people live
United and progressive
With God given
Blessings of happiness
May our King
Reign in peace
With God given
Blessings of happiness
May our King
Reign in peace
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Negara ini adalah rumah kepada rakyat pelbagai asal usul kebangsaan, etnik dan agama. Majoriti penduduk, bagaimanapun, tergolong dalam beberapa kumpulan etnolinguistik yang ditakrifkan dengan jelas dalam negara dengan budaya dan tradisi tersendiri: Melayu, Orang Asli (penduduk asli), Cina Malaysia (terutamanya Cina Han), India Malaysia (terutamanya Tamil). Orang Melayu sendiri adalah sumber nama Malaysia (“tanah Melayu”) kerana mereka secara tradisinya membentuk majoriti semasa pemerintahan British. Majoriti penduduk bukan Melayu dan bukan orang asli di Malaysia moden adalah terdiri daripada pendatang dan keturunan mereka. Berikutan tempoh awal penjajahan Portugis, Belanda dan kemudiannya dengan ketara lebih lama British, gelombang berbeza (atau kemuncak) imigresen dan penempatan orang bukan orang asli berlaku sepanjang hampir lima abad dan berterusan sehingga kini. Source
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