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MALACCA

While the destinations on the east coast are ideal for resort-style beach getaways, I , cities on the west coast are perfect for vacations filled with culture and history, and Malacca is one of the best places to start. The attraction here is the city cultural heritage, around which a substantial tourism industry has grown. i you're visiting, a little knowledge of this history will help you understand and appreciate all there is to see.

Malacca was founded around 1400 by Parameswara, called Iskander Shah in i. Malay Annals. After he was chased from Palembang in southern Sumatra by invading Javanese, he set up a kingdom in Singapore (Temasek), and after being overthrown by invaders there, ran up the west coast of the Malay peninsula to Malacca, where he settled and established a port city. The site was an ideal alpoint in the east-west trade route and was in a favorable spot to take advance of the two monsoons that dominated shipping routes. Malacca soon drew hr attention of the Chinese, and the city maintained very close relations with Ii, mainland as a trading partner and a political ally. The Japanese were also eager to trade in Malacca, as were Muslim merchants. After Parameswara's death ~ 1414, his son, Mahkota Iskander Shah, converted to Islam and became the first sultan of Malacca. The Word of Islam quickly spread throughout the local population.

During the 15th century, Malacca was ruled by a succession of wise sultans ho expanded the wealth and stability of the economy, built up the adminitration’s coffers, extended the sultanate to the far reaches of the Malay peninsula, the Singapore, and parts of northern Sumatra, and thwarted repeated attacks by the .1mese. The success of the empire was drawing international attention.
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