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The timeline of the known history of the Malay Peninsula (40.000 BCE - 2018 CE). From the arrival of the first modern humans, the spread of cultures, the emergence of Hindu-Buddhist city-states, the era of Srivijaya Empire, rise of Islamic sultanates, European colonialism, up until modern-day states in 2018. (Reference:  Lazardi Wong Jogja  youtube) This work is licensed under a  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

Sejarah Melayu (The Malay Annals) 2012. Translated by John Leyden (first publication 1821) ISBN 978-983-3221-38-7 This 19th-century book has been rewritten and refurbished to present-day written English, even though the Ye Olde English verbose composition is still evident. Sometimes one has the feeling that it appears like a direct translation from Classical Malay Language (Bahasa Klasik, Bahasa Istana). The author claims that the book is the result of the narration to him by the descendants of the Malacca Sultanate. It even has an introduction written by the 'founder' of Singapore, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. History is said to be the noble truth as told by the victors. History has always been the political tool to push particular agendas. This cannot be truer in the case of the Malayan scenario. Its syllabi have changed so much over the years that it appears that my understanding of the past had been totally misunderstood or perhaps I was not paying attention ...

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_503_2004-12-27.html Munshi Abdullah a.k.a Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (b. 1797, Kampong Pali, Malacca - d. October 1854, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), son of Sheikh Abdul Kadir d. 1820 Malacca). With a very strict Muslim upbringing and scholarly education, Abdullah's abilities made him a language teacher and interpreter proficient in Arabic, Tamil, Hindustani, English and Malay. He wrote the critically acclaimed "Hikayat Abdullah" which in Malay means the "Story of Abdullah". He was the first local to give a written account of everyday life in Malaya, published in 1849. For his early literary contributions, he was given the name, "The Father of Modern Malay Literature." Early life Abdullah was born in 1797, in Malacca, the fifth and only surviving child of Sheikh Abdul Kadir, a religious Muslim of Arab-Indian descent. At the age of four, he learnt to scribble on a schoolboy's slate. At the age of s...