kedah

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

Kingdom of Kedah

Kedah Sultanate

Kedah Sultanate (Great Britain)

Establishment

January 787 BC: Around 788 BC, a systematic government of a large settlement of Malay native of Kedah had already established around the northern bank of Merbok River. The state consisted a large area of Bujang Valley, covering Merbok and Muda River branches about 2590 kmq area. The capital of the settlement was built at the estuary of a branch of Merbok River, now known as Sungai Batu.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Iskandar Muda

Expansion during the rule of Iskandar Muda in the Aceh Sultanate.

January 1608: Alauddin Riayat Shah ibn Firman Shah conquered Pahang, a tin-producing region of the Malayan Peninsula.

January 1630: Expansion of the Sultanate of Aceh by 1630.

2. World War II

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

2.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)

Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.

2.1.1.Malayan Campaign

Was a military campaign of Japan against British Malaya that ended with the expulsion of the British forces from the area.

December 1941: In World War II, Kedah (along with Kelantan) was the first region of Malaya to be invaded by Japan.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 331: Foundation of the Kadaram Kingdom.

January 1137: The Sultanate of Kedah was established when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah.

January 1251: The founding of the Islamic kingdom of Patani is thought to have been around the mid-13th century AD, with folklore suggesting it was named after an exclamation made by Sultan Ismail Shah, "Pantai ini!" (pronounced as "pata ni!", 'this beach' in the local Malay language). However, some think it was the same country known to the Chinese as Pan Pan.

January 1351: King Uthong and King Ramathibodi I founded Ayutthaya in 1350. King Uthong was the first king of Ayutthaya, while King Ramathibodi I was the founder of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. They named the city after Ayodhya, a sacred city in India.

January 1481: Many territories in Peninsular Malaysia and eastern Sumatra and the surrounding islands were conquered by Mansur Shah and Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca.

January 1893: In 1892, Setul was returned to Kedah.

July 1909: The Kedah Sultanate became a British Protectorate in 1909.