Kingdom of Kedah

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Kedah and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an ancient polity in the Malay Peninsula, located in modern-day Kedah.

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.