1. Since prehistoric time, the land of Malaysia is filled with indigenous people - the malays. They had no Kings just leaders. This is when the Siamese came. The Siamese Empayar ruled these indigenous people, and they were devoted to their foreign king.
2. Out of nowhere, a person who came from the island of Java claimed himself as the heir of the Javanese Kings came to Malacca. His name is Parameswara - a foreigner. He opened a small town by the straits of Malacca. This city became popular and Parameswara was named as the first king of Malacca.
3. During the days of the Kings, Malacca was one of the most popular city in the world. The strategic location of its port has invited others to trade. Among others were the Muslim Indians from India, and the Chinese from mainland. Some of them settled down and married with locals (Mamak and Baba). Some of them left after completion of trading.
4. To get support and to push away the Siamese Empayar from the indigenous land, Parameswara's heirs paid tribute to the Emperor of the Chinese. They even go to extent marrying the chinese princess to show their desperation to push away the Siamese influence. Hence, the Chinese is the God Father to the Malacca Kings.
5. The heirs kept on growing in number, but no place for them to rule in Malacca. They were sent to open other land. So this is where states and borders were existed.
6. Then the Portugese came. The King of Malacca fled. Then the Portugese held for few hundred years.
7. Before too long, the British came. The Portugese fled. They rules for few hundred years. The British brought in chinese from China and indians from India. They were placed at different places. The indian at the estates. The chinese at the town. The malay at the village. They even changed the name of the land from Tanah Melayu (the land of the malays) to Malaya.
8. Kings who ancestors came from Java sold the Malay lands to the British.
9. Then the Japanese came along. They ruled for few years. Then there was this Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. They surrendered.
10. The British came back. One of the Kings went to free Malaya from the British - tried to reclaim what his ancestors did. He succeeded - but it came with a price. Indigenous needs to stay with foreigners - chinese and indians. Because China wont let them return to China. So with India to the Indians.
11. They changed the name again. This time it is Malaysia.
12. These 3 races live with each other for the next 51 years. But the chinese and indians refused to let go their natives schools and join the government school. Only some followed the government.
13. The malays refused to give the chinese and indians equal rights even after 51 years of sharing with their Malaysian brothers/sisters.
14. The kings and queens did what the do best for the past 51 years. Few ruled with brains, most have no educaton.
15. All of them forget that they are all immigrants who are trying to make the land that not their's as their own.
16. They forget the very reason of existence. To do good and bring life, and content to Him.
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