Malacca (state)

Sultanate

Melakku was founded by the prince of Parameshvar of the state of Sri Vijay, who left Sumatra in 1396 due to a feud with the Majapahit empire . According to legend, the prince was resting under a tree while hunting and saw a doe, which was attacked by a dog. Doe, protecting herself, pushed the dog into the river. Perceiving this as a favorable sign, the prince decided to choose this place as the center of the future empire and named “Melaka” by the name of the tree.

In 1414, Parameshvara converted to Islam and changed his name to "Sultan Iskandar Shah." The city from a fishing village grew into a trading port at the crossroads between Java , India , the Arabs and China . Many Chinese found Holi a favorable place and established their settlements. In 1446 , Siamese invaders invaded Malacca, but were driven back. To protect against attacks by Siam, Malacca entered into an alliance with China.

Chinese traveler Zheng He visited Malacca during his voyages from China to the Indian Ocean .

As a result of cultural exchange, the Sino-Malay civilization Perankan arose , spreading further along the peninsula.

Colonization

On August 24, 1511, the troops of the Portuguese Viceroy of India Afonso di Albuquerque occupied Malacca, and the city turned into a stronghold of Portuguese expansion in the East Indies.

Sultan Mahmud Shah was able to escape, and subsequently constantly attacked Malacca from the sea and from land. In 1526, a large Portuguese fleet defeated the base of the Sultan, the Sultan managed to escape to Sumatra, where he died two years later.

The missionary Francis Xavier spent several months in Malacca in 1545, 1546 and 1549.

In 1641, the Dutch defeated the Portuguese and occupied Malacca, assisted by the Sultan of Johor .

The Dutch ruled Malacca from 1641 to 1795, but they were not interested in the development of trade in Malacca, investing mainly in Batavia (now Jakarta ) in Indonesia , which became their administrative center.

In 1824, Malacca was occupied by the British as a result of an agreement with the Dutch in exchange for the Benkolen area in Sumatra. From 1826 to 1946, Malacca was run by the British East India Company as a colony. After the liquidation of the royal colony, Malacca and Penang entered the Malayan Union, and then to Malaysia.

The state is divided into 3 districts:

The state has a population of 821,110 ( 2010 ).

Of them:

• Malays : 50%;
• Chinese : 40%
• Indians
• Other nations, European and Malay minorities.

• Official Malacca government website
• Malacca's Colonial Past
• Portuguese rule in Malacca
• Dutch rule in Malacca
• Pictures of Malacca - Malaysia