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Patani Darussalam ( Malay: Kesultanan Patani Darussalam, Jawi: كسلطانن ڤطاني دارالسلام, also sometimes Patani Raya or Patani Besar, Greater Patani; Thai: ปตานี) is a historical region and sultanate in the Malay Peninsula. It includes the southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala (Jala), Narathiwat (Menara), and ...
The Malay Peninsula — a major peninsula of Southeast Asia, in sections of Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. The mainland Peninsular Malaysia region and the Southern Thailand region occupy most of the peninsula. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Thailand (northeast), South China Sea (east, southeast), Straits of Johor (south), Strait of Malacca ...
The Malay Archipelago or Nusantara Archipelago refers to the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia. [3] It has also been called the East Indies, the Indo-Australian Archipelago, Indonesian Archipelago and other names over time. The archipelago is between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The group has over 25,000 islands.
Langkawi, officially known by its sobriquet Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border.
Srivijaya helped spread Malay culture throughout Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and western Borneo. Its influence waned in the 11th century. According to Song shi, a Song dynasty chronicle, Sanfoqi sent their envoys for the last time in 1178. Then in 1225 Chau Ju-kua mentioned that Palembang (Srivijaya) was a vassal kingdom that belonged to ...
Orang Asli ( Semang ( Lanoh people, Jahai people, Batek people ), Proto-Malay ( Semelai people, Temoq people )) The Senoi (also spelled Sengoi and Sng'oi) are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the ...
History of Malaysia. The term " Unfederated Malay States " ( Malay: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Tidak Bersekutu; Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو تيدق برسکوتو) was the collective name given to five British protected states in the Malay Peninsula during the first half of the 20th century. These states were Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and ...
