Malaysian Studies
Part 1: HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT
TRADITIONAL MALAY KINGDOM
The ancient history of Malaysia spans four main phases: 1. PALEOLITHIC AGE (early stone age), 35000 YEARS AGO
2. MESOLITHIC AGE (middle stone age), 11000 YEARS AGO
3. NEOLITHIC AGE (new stone age), 5000 YEARS AGO
4. METAL AGE, 2500 YEARS AGO
EARLY INHABITANTS
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The earliest ancient civilization found at Tampan Fort, Ulu Perak to be 74, 000 years old and believed to associate with a Java man.
The finding of a human skull of 15-year-old boy in Niah Caves proved the existence of inhabitants to be 35, 000 years old.
The earliest inhabitants in Peninsular Malaysia were orang asli/ the aborigines, from the ethnic group of Negrito of the Semang and Jakun tribes, where as, Punan in Sarawak and Rungus in
Sabah.
TRADITIONAL MALAY KINGDOM
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Since 5,000 years ago, several places in Malaysia, especially those along the seashores or river mouths, grew to become very important ports for local residents and the rest of the world.
This is because Peninsula Malaysia is located at the crossroad of Chinese, Indian and Arabian trade routes.
Besides that, Malaysia’s natural resources attracted many foreign merchants especially from
Arabia, China and India. Our “precious natural resources” already make known to the early foreign traders, like tin and gold.
Powerful Malay Kingdoms existed in the Malay Archipelago since the early part of the first century. Kingdom
Chi-Tu,
Tanah
Merah
Kelantan
Year th 6 century
A.D.
Location
Academic opinion favours the interior of the state Kelantan.
Most favoured position is the northern part of the
Malay Peninsular., upper region of the Kelantan
River.
Kelantan River obvious choiceas it is a major waterway. This region has been inhabited for at least 8000 yrs. ago. – Gua Cha.
Particulars
“Red Earth Land” or Tanah Merah
( the colour of the soil is mostly red).
Detailed description appears in the
TRADITIONAL MALAY KINGDOM
The ancient history of Malaysia spans four main phases: 1. PALEOLITHIC AGE (early stone age), 35000 YEARS AGO
2. MESOLITHIC AGE (middle stone age), 11000 YEARS AGO
3. NEOLITHIC AGE (new stone age), 5000 YEARS AGO
4. METAL AGE, 2500 YEARS AGO
EARLY INHABITANTS
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•
•
The earliest ancient civilization found at Tampan Fort, Ulu Perak to be 74, 000 years old and believed to associate with a Java man.
The finding of a human skull of 15-year-old boy in Niah Caves proved the existence of inhabitants to be 35, 000 years old.
The earliest inhabitants in Peninsular Malaysia were orang asli/ the aborigines, from the ethnic group of Negrito of the Semang and Jakun tribes, where as, Punan in Sarawak and Rungus in
Sabah.
TRADITIONAL MALAY KINGDOM
•
•
•
•
Since 5,000 years ago, several places in Malaysia, especially those along the seashores or river mouths, grew to become very important ports for local residents and the rest of the world.
This is because Peninsula Malaysia is located at the crossroad of Chinese, Indian and Arabian trade routes.
Besides that, Malaysia’s natural resources attracted many foreign merchants especially from
Arabia, China and India. Our “precious natural resources” already make known to the early foreign traders, like tin and gold.
Powerful Malay Kingdoms existed in the Malay Archipelago since the early part of the first century. Kingdom
Chi-Tu,
Tanah
Merah
Kelantan
Year th 6 century
A.D.
Location
Academic opinion favours the interior of the state Kelantan.
Most favoured position is the northern part of the
Malay Peninsular., upper region of the Kelantan
River.
Kelantan River obvious choiceas it is a major waterway. This region has been inhabited for at least 8000 yrs. ago. – Gua Cha.
Particulars
“Red Earth Land” or Tanah Merah
( the colour of the soil is mostly red).
Detailed description appears in the