1.Brunei The national flag of Brunei has the crest of Brunei in the centre‚ on a yellow field. The field is cut by black and white diagonal stripes‚ although they are officially called parallelograms. The yellow field represents the Sultan of Brunei. (In Southeast Asia‚ yellow is traditionally the colour of royalty‚ and the royal standards ofMalaysia and Thailand‚ along with the presidential flag of Indonesia‚ also use a yellow field.) The crest consists of a crescent (symbolizing Islam) joined
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saw the merlion and renamed Temasek as Singapura After 5 generations / 1396 Last king‚ Iskandar Shah betrayed by his official who opened the gates for invading Javanese forces Portuguese recounts Parameswara‚ Prince of Palembang / 1392 Fled Majapahit forces despatched to crush the rebellion he staged After 4 years / 1396 Assassinated host who welcomed him. Fled the ensuing Thai forces set to avenge for the dead ruler Accounts on the birth of Singapura Sejarah Melayu Portuguese accounts
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Hindu have the major role. The reason is because nowadays Indonesia is considered as the largest Moslem population in the world. However‚ Hindu also become the major part because the value of Hinduism already rooted in Indonesia since the kingdom of Majapahit. In this paper we will see whether these values will have an impact toward the Indonesian economic system as a whole. In addition‚ this paper will discuss about whether the Indonesian economic system still implement these values from several
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|City |History/Etymology |Borders |Attractions |Product & Cuisines |Accommodation |Fiesta | |Caloocan |The city is historically significant because it|Northern Caloocan |1. Bonifacio Monument |1. Macapuno Tarts |1. Kabayan Hotel |1. Bonifacio Day | | |was the center of activities for the Katipunan‚|North-
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The Philippines & the Spratlys Islands History The Sultanate State of Sulu is the legal owner of the Spratlys Archipelago but since the Sultan Kiram turnover his territorial and proprietary rights of the State to the Republic of the Philippines including the Palawan and the Spratlys in 1960’s‚ then legally it belongs to the Philippines. Archipelagic Bases Under the UN International Laws of Sea‚ despite the opposition of maritime powers‚ the Philippines and four other states (Indonesia
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The History of Sarawak: Where Do We Begin? This is a kind of a love story. There is a Malay saying tak kenal maka tak cinta which has been used for the tourist promotion song‚ "to know Malaysia is to love Malaysia" and the Sarawak version should be "to know Sarawak is to love Sarawak". Undoubtedly to know the history of Sarawak is to love Sarawak. For the historians it is not that simple as falling in love. In the case for Sarawak we do not know where and when to begin. Sarawak has a fairly rich
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by the second period of Balinese Hindu Culture immigrants from India. The third phase of Balinese History started at the end of fifteenth century after the collapse East Javanese Majapahit dynasty where the leaders flee into Bali and cultural development took place over the next four hundred years under Majapahit descendants. The Dutch colony in the twentieth century marks the last period in Balinese History. According to Michael Tenzer in his book Gamelan Gong Kebyar‚ the gamelan music
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manuscripts from several literate peoples‚ such as the Malay‚ Javanese‚ Balinese‚ Buginese‚ Rejang‚ and Batak. The fourteenth century Nagarakrtagama is a lengthy poem praising King Hayam Wuruk and describing the life and social structure of his kingdom‚ Majapahit. The I La Galigo of the Bugis‚ which traces the adventures of their culture hero‚ Sawerigading‚ is one of the
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rajahs‚ or sultans. Among them were the kingdoms of Maynila‚ Namayan‚ and Tondo‚ the rajahnates of Butuan and Cebu‚ and the sultanates of Maguindanao and Sulu.[24][25][26][27] Some of these societies were part of the Malayan empires of Srivijaya‚ Majapahit‚ and Brunei.[28][29] Islam was brought to the Philippines by traders and proselytizers from Malaysia and Indonesia.[30] By the 15th century‚ Islam was established in the Sulu Archipelago and
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Tropical Africa and Asia (1200 – 1500) Ibn Battuta 1. Young Muslim scholar 2. Completed the pilgrimage to mecca 3. logged 75‚000 miles of travel in 29 years 4. Powerful states and commercial systems were only made possible by local farmers‚ fishermen and pastoralists Tropical Lands and Peoples The Tropical Environment 1. Africa lies almost entirely within the tropics‚ as do southern Arabia‚ most of India and all of the Southeast Asian mainland and islands 2. In the lands around
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