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Alor Setar (Kedah Malay: Loqstaq, Jawi: الور ستار ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. [2] It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
According to the At-Tarikh Salasilah Negeri Kedah, written by Muhammad Hassan bin Dato' Kerani Muhammad Arshad in 1928, in around 630 CE, Maharaja Derbar Raja of Gombroon (now known as Bandar Abbas) in Persia was defeated in battle and escaped to Sri Lanka, and was later blown off course by a storm to the remote shores of Kuala Sungai Qilah, Kedah. [6]
Paduka Sri Sultan Mudzaffar Shah I (Jawi: ڤدوك سري سلطان مظفر شاه ١; died 27 July 1179), styled Phra Ong Mahawangsa was a legendary king and was said to be the first Sultan of Kedah, according to the Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. He was the last Hindu King of Kedah, styled Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja before his
In trade, Kedah supplied its own tin, and jungle products such as rattan, resin, honey, beeswax, elephants, ivory, areca nuts, Sepang wood and black woods, as well as profiting from tax collections. Kedah was Islamised in the 15th century (another tradition states the year 1136 CE) and then fell under the sway of Malacca, then later under ...
The Kedah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Members of the unicameral state legislature are called state assemblymen.
A Kedahan Malay man and his son standing in front of a decorated vehicle in Alor Setar, Kedah, 1937.. The early history of Kedah can be traced from various sources, from the prehistoric period, archaeological site of Bujang Valley, early maritime trade of India, Persia, and the Arabs to the written works of early Chinese pilgrims and early Chinese records.
Kedah (Malay pronunciation:), [7] also known by its honorific Darul Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, [8] is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km 2, and consists of a mainland portion and the Langkawi islands ...
Wilayah Persekutuan Maju dan Sejahtera هرموني ولايه ڤرتيوي سموݢ سنتياس دبرکتي واوسن هالا ڤمباڠونن سباݢاي سماڠت ڤرڤادوان ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ماجو دان سجهترا Harmonious are this country's territories May it always be blessed Our vision directs our ...