History timeline
Malaysia
15 periods and events, 1400 – 2003.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 – 1511 | Malacca Sultanate马六甲苏丹国 Founded by Parameswara; a trading power that spread Islam across the Malay world. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1511 – 1641 | Portuguese Malacca葡属马六甲 Afonso de Albuquerque captures Malacca; the sultan's heirs found Johor and Perak. | Colonial | Source |
| 1641 – 1825 | Dutch Malacca荷属马六甲 | Colonial | Source |
| 1824 | Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 18241824年英荷条约 Divides the Malay world: the peninsula to Britain; Sumatra and the islands to the south to the Netherlands. | Colonial | Source |
| 1826 – 1946 | Straits Settlements海峡殖民地 British colony of Penang, Malacca and Singapore. | Colonial | Source |
| 1841 – 1946 | Brooke Raj of Sarawak砂拉越布鲁克王朝 Englishman James Brooke and his heirs rule Sarawak as the 'White Rajahs'. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1874 | Pangkor Treaty邦咯条约 Introduces British Residents into the Malay states, starting with Perak. | Colonial | Source |
| 1941 – 1945 | Japanese occupation of Malaya日占马来亚 | Colonial | Source |
| 1948 – 1960 | Malayan Emergency马来亚紧急状态 Commonwealth forces fight the communist insurgency of the Malayan National Liberation Army. | War | Source |
| 1957 | Independence of Malaya (Merdeka)马来亚独立 Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaims the independence of the Federation of Malaya. | Politics | Source |
| 1963 – 1966 | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation印马对抗 Sukarno's undeclared war against the new federation, fought mainly in Borneo. | War | Source |
| 1963 | Formation of Malaysia马来西亚成立 Malaya unites with Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak; Singapore leaves in 1965. | Politics | Source |
| 1969 | 13 May incident五一三事件 Sino-Malay riots in Kuala Lumpur after the general election. | Politics | Source |
| 1971 – 1990 | New Economic Policy新经济政策 Affirmative-action programme favouring the Bumiputera majority. | Economy | Source |
| 1981 – 2003 | Mahathir era马哈蒂尔时代 Mahathir Mohamad's first premiership: rapid industrialisation and the Petronas Towers. | Politics | Source |