World History › Section O · Asian and African trade worlds › Topic O.2
The Malacca Sultanate
In the 1400s a new port on the Malay Peninsula became the busiest meeting place in Southeast Asia. Malacca shows how geography, good government and Islam could build a trading power, and how quickly European guns could disrupt one.
In this topic
- A port on a narrow sea
- Parameswara founds Malacca
- Worked example: reading the Malay Annals
- Protection from Ming China
- A Muslim sultanate
- Running a great port
- Worked example: why Malacca prospered
- The Portuguese take Malacca
- Trade slips away
- The Spice Islands
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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