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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Do you know what does traditional Malay kingdoms refer to? Traditional Malay kingdoms refers to the kingdoms that existed before the colonialism era in which socio-political and socio-economic activities were on their terms and free from Western influences

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From 13th to 16th centuries, these kingdoms were famous and well-known in the Malay Archipelago. Among them were the kingdom of Malacca, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Negri Sembilan and Kelantan.

Introduction

Do you aware that some aspects of our current socio-economic and socio-political are inherited from the earlier generations?

We should appreciate the roles and contributions of the earlier kingdoms towards our nation's development today. Thus, this topic will bring you to look back the history of the emergence of the famous Malay kingdom or Malay Sultanate in the Malay world. The focus of the topic is on the factors that contributed to the success of the kingdoms as well as the factors of their downfalls. The topic will revisit the political, economical and the social structures of the traditional Malay societies.