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Area: 3.639 square miles
Inhabitants: 2.131.427 (2020), thereof 76 % Malay, 13 % Chinese, 7 % Indian
Religions: 77 % Muslim, 14 % Buddhist, 6 % Hindu, 1 % Christian
Density of Population: 586 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Alor Setar, 116.624 inh. (2010)
official Language: Malaysian
other Languages: Chinese, English
Currency: Malaysian currency
Time Zone: GMT + 8 h
Source:
Wikipedia (EN)
7th–11th cent. · to the Shrividjaja Empire
11th cent. · first mention of a state of Kadaram (Kedah) in the region
12th cent. · Islamisation
14th-15th cent. · to the empire of Siam
15th cent. · Conquest by
Malacca
17th cent. · Portuguese attacks, Kedah temporarily comes under the control of the Sultanate of
Aceh
1786 · the Sultan of Kedah hands over the island of
Penang to the British, as a guarantee of protection against
Siam
1800 · the British establish in the today's Butterworth a colony (since 1867 as 'Wellesley' to the
Straits Settlements), beginning British influence in Kedah
1821 · Siamese troops occupy Kedah and annex it to their empire as "Syburi"
1842 · Siam separates Perlis from Kedah as a principality, from 1843 ruled by a Rajah from the House of Kedah
1896 · Kedah and Perlis are united to form the Siamese province of "Monthon Syburi"
1909 · Anglo-Siamese Treaty, the present-day border between Malaysia and Thailand is created, as Siam cedes Kedah,
Kelantan,
Perlis and
Terengganu to
United Kingdom and combines these countries in 1914 with
Johor to form the "Non-Federated Malay States"
1941-1943 · occupied by Japanese Troops
1943–1945 · annexed to Thailand
1st of April 1946 · creation of the Malaysian Union by confederation of the Malaysian Sultanates (British protectorates) and the Straits Settlements (British crown colonies), however without Singapore
1948 · re-organization of the Malaysian Union, creation of the Malaysian Federation under a British High Commissioner
31st of August 1957 · independence and proclamation of the Kingdom of Malaysian Federation
16th of September 1963 · proclamation of the Kingdom of
Malaysia
Source:
Atlas zur Geschichte,
Wikipedia (D),
Discovery '97
The state of Kedah and also its name is very old, it was already mentioned in the 2nd century in a Tamil poem as "Kadaram", in Indian literature the country was known at different times under the name "Kataha". The state name was probably first mentioned as "Kedah" in 1136, when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah.
Source:
Wikipedia (EN)