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Archaeological remains have been found throughout peninsular have a deep ancestry within the Malay Peninsula, dating to the initial settlement from over 50,000 years ago. The appear to be a composite group, with approximately half of the maternal lineages tracing back to the ancestors of the Semang and about half to This is in agreement with the suggestion that they represent the descendants of early Austronesian speaking agriculturalists, who brought both their language and their technology to the southern part of the peninsula approximately 5,000 years ago and coalesced with the indigenous population. The are more diverse, and although they show some connections with island Southeast Asia, some also have an ancestry in Indochina around the time of the , followed by an early-Holocene dispersal through the Malay Peninsula into island Southeast Asia
Early history
showed the Malay Peninsula on his early map with a label that translates as "Golden Chersonese", the Straits of Malacca were referred to as "Sinus SabaricusFrom the mid to the late first millennium, much of the Peninsula as well as the were under the influence of
showed the Malay Peninsula on his early map with a label that translates as "Golden Chersonese", the Straits of Malacca were referred to as "Sinus SabaricusFrom the mid to the late first millennium, much of the Peninsula as well as the were under the influence of
The Buddhist took control of Kedah shortly after, and its King used it as a base to attack in the 11th century, an event noted in a stone inscription in Nagapattinum in and in the Sri Lankan chronicles, During the first millennium, the people of the Malay Peninsula adopted and the use of the language until they eventually converted to There are reports of other areas older than Kedah—the ancient kingdom of around in Perak, for instance, pushes Malaysian history even further into antiquity. If that is not enough, a Tamil poem, Pattinapillai, of the second century CE, describes goods from Kadaram heaped in the broad streets of the Chola capital. A 7th century Sanskrit drama, Kaumudhimahotsva, refers to Kedah as Kataha-nagari. The Agnipurana also mentions a territory known as Anda-Kataha with one of its boundaries delineated by a peak, which scholars believe is Gunung Jerai. Stories from the Katasaritasagaram describe the elegance of life in Kataha.
in Kuala Lumpur houses the and the Trade Court. Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the Federated Malay States and is the current Malaysian capital.
In the early-15th century, the was established under a dynasty founded by or Sultan Iskandar Shah, a prince from with bloodline related to the royal house of Srivijaya, who fled from Temasek (now Singapore). Parameswara decided to establish his kingdom in Malacca after witnessing an astonishing incident where a white kicked one of his hunting dogs into a nearby river. He took this show of bravery by the mouse deer as a good sign and named his kingdom "Melaka" after
in Kuala Lumpur houses the and the Trade Court. Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the Federated Malay States and is the current Malaysian capital.
In the early-15th century, the was established under a dynasty founded by or Sultan Iskandar Shah, a prince from with bloodline related to the royal house of Srivijaya, who fled from Temasek (now Singapore). Parameswara decided to establish his kingdom in Malacca after witnessing an astonishing incident where a white kicked one of his hunting dogs into a nearby river. He took this show of bravery by the mouse deer as a good sign and named his kingdom "Melaka" after
