Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
- MalaysiaAccording to the Nagarakretagama (Desawarñana) written in 1365, Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea; consisting of present-day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, Timor Leste, southwestern Philippines (in particular the Sulu Archipelago) although the scope of Majapahit sphere of influence is still the subject of debate among historians.
- MajapahitSingapore gained self-governance in 1959 and in 1963 became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak.
- SingaporeParameswara declared independence from Majapahit and mounted a Lion Throne, thus claiming the Srivijaya Empire.
- SingaporeBy the 13th and the 14th century, the Majapahit empire had successfully wrested control over most of the peninsula and the Malay Archipelago from Srivijaya.
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Southeast Asia
2 linksGeographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of Mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north of Australia.
Geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of Mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north of Australia.
2) Maritime Southeast Asia, mostly consisting of the Malay Archipelago, comprising Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
They arrived in the northern Philippines between 7,000 BC to 2,200 BC and rapidly spread further into the Northern Mariana Islands and Borneo by 1500 BC; Island Melanesia by 1300 BC; and to the rest of Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Vietnam, and Palau by 1000 BC.
After the departure of the Mongols, Wijaya established the Majapahit Empire in eastern Java in 1293.
Indonesia
1 linksCountry in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
The Indonesian archipelago has been a valuable region for trade since at least the 7th century when Srivijaya and later Majapahit traded with entities from mainland China and the Indian subcontinent.
Brunei
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Country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia.
Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Southeast Asian nations, after Singapore, and is classified as a developed country.
In the 14th century, the Javanese manuscript Nagarakretagama, written by Prapanca in 1365, mentioned Barune as the constituent state of Hindu Majapahit, which had to make an annual tribute of 40 katis of camphor.
Johor
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Johor, also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula.
Johor shares maritime borders with Singapore to the south and Indonesia to both the west and east.
After the demise of the kingdom, much of the Malay coast fell under the jurisdiction of Siam and later Majapahit.