Overview of Malaysia: History

Before the rise of the European colonial powers, the Malay peninsula and the Malay archipelago were home to empires such as the Srivijaya, the Majapahit and the Melaka Sultanate. The Srivijaya and Majapahit empires saw the spread of Hinduism to the region, and to this day, despite being nominally Muslim, many Hindu legends and traditions survive in traditional Malay culture. Read More »

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Overview of Malaysia: History is based on Malaysia by chua eow seong, Anirudh Bhati, Wandering-teacher, Ikan Kekek, Leongz5, Bernoullies, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.