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Malaysia

Malaysia: Historical Dates

About 200 bc	The western coast of the Malay Peninsula emerged as an important cultural and trading center.
AD 900s	Some Malayan states were ruled by the Sumatra-based empire of Sri Vijaya. Other Southeast Asian empires also exerted control over peninsular states over several hundred years.
About 1400	A kingdom was founded at Malacca (now Melaka) on the western coast of the Malay Peninsula. It quickly became a thriving trade center and helped spread Islam throughout the region.
1511	After Portuguese forces captured Malacca, the sultanate moved to Johor.
1641	The Dutch ousted the Portuguese and assumed control of Malacca. Local Malay states traded and occasionally fought with the Dutch, but remained independent.
1786	Francis Light, representing the British East India Company, established British control of Pinang (now George Town) and opened the port to trade.
1824	The Anglo-Dutch Treaty ended the Dutch presence on the Malay Peninsula.
1826	The British East India Company united Pinang, Malacca, and Singapore as the colony of the Straits Settlements.
1900s	Many Chinese and Indians migrated to North Borneo, Sarawak, and the Malay Peninsula to work in the booming rubber and tin industries.
1941	Japan invaded Malaya in December, conquering the entire Malay Peninsula in barely three months. Sarawak and North Borneo also fell to the Japanese in early 1942.
1957	The Federation of Malaya on Peninsular Malaysia gained independence from Great Britain.
1963	Sarawak, North Borneo (later Sabah), and Singapore joined Malaya to form Malaysia. Singapore withdrew from the union two years later.
1969	Riots erupted in Kuala Lumpur between ethnic Malays and Chinese. The government exercised emergency powers to restore order.
1993-1994	Constitutional amendments reduced the power of the nine hereditary rulers. They were stripped of legal immunity, and the head of state, always one of the nine rulers, was prohibited from delaying legislation.