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  2. Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malacca (Malay: Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south.

  3. Malacca City - Wikipedia

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    Malacca City (Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate.

  4. Strait of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 500 mi (800 km) long and from 40 to 155 mi (65–250 km) wide, between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).

  5. Malacca Sultanate - Wikipedia

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    The extent of the Sultanate in the 15th century, during the reign of Mansur Shah. Pre-modern Southeast Asian political borders are subject to speculation. The Malacca Sultanate ( Malay: Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: کسلطانن ملاک‎) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia.

  6. Capture of Malacca (1511) - Wikipedia

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    The Capture of Malacca in 1511 occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Malacca in 1511. The port city of Malacca controlled the narrow, strategic Strait of Malacca, through which all seagoing trade between China and India was concentrated.

  7. List of tourist attractions in Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malacca Warrior Monument. Malaysia Architecture Museum. Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park. Ruins of St. Paul's Church. Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple. St. John's Fort. Submarine Museum. Sungai Udang Recreational Forest. This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia.

  8. Crown Colony of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malacca was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and had been part of the Straits Settlements until 1946. During World War II, it was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945.

  9. Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca is a UNESCO World Heritage listing comprising the historic urban centres of two cities, Melaka and George Town, that illustrate 500 years of cultural and trade exchange between East and West.

  10. Dutch Malacca - Wikipedia

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    1 March 1825. Succeeded by. Straits Settlements. Today part of. Malacca, Malaysia. Dutch Malacca (1641–1825) was the longest period that Malacca was under foreign control. The Dutch ruled for almost 183 years with intermittent British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars (1795–1815).

  11. Parameswara of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Parameswara (1344 – c. 1414), thought to be the same person named in the Malay Annals as Iskandar Shah, was the last king of Singapura and the founder of Malacca. According to the Malay Annals, he ruled Singapura from 1389 to 1398.