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From the writing of the Portuguese historian Emanuel Godinho de Eredia in the middle of the 16th century, the site of the old city of Malacca was named after the Myrobalans, fruit-bearing treess along the banks of a river called Airlele (Ayer Leleh). The Airlele river was said to originate from Buquet China (Present day Bukit Cina). Eredia cited that the city was founded by Permicuri (i.e Parameswara) the first King of Malacca in 1411. Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ...
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Dutch Malacca Capital Malacca Town Language(s) Dutch, Malay Political structure Colony Governor - 1641 - 1642 Jan van Twist - 1824 - 1825 Hendrik S. van Son British Residents - 1795 Archibald Brown - 1803 - 1818 William Farquhar Historical era Imperialism - Established 14 January, 1641 - British occupation 1795-1818 - Anglo-Dutch Treaty 17 March, 1824...
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Flag of Malacca The Flag of Malacca is the flag of the Malaysian state of Malacca. ...
Coat of arms of Malacca The Coat of arms of Malacca is the official coat of arms of the Malaysian state of Malacca. ...
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Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. ...
Nickname: Bandaraya Bersejarah (English : Historical city) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Malacca Establishment 1502 Granted city status 2003 - Mayor Zaini Md Nor Area - City 303 km² (114. ...
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This is a list of Portuguese monarchs dating from the independence of Portugal from the kingdom of León in 1128 under Afonso Henriques, who proclaimed himself King in 1139, to the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on October 5, 1910, during the reign of Manuel II, the Patriot, or...
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August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...
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Following the defeat of the Malacca in 15 August 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque sought to erect a permanent form of fortification in anticipation of the counterattacks by Sultan Mahmud. A fortress was designed and constructed encompassing a hill, lining the edge of the sea shore, on the south east of the river mouth, on the former site of the Sultan's palace (destroyed during the battle for the city) August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...
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Fortaleza de Malaca The early core of the fortress system was a quadrilateral tower called Fortaleza de Malaca. Measurement was given as 10 fathoms per side with a height of 40 fathoms. It was constructed at the foot of the fortress hill, next to the sea. To its east was constructed a circular wall of mortar and stone with a well in the middle of the enclosure. A fathom is the name of a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units). ...
Over the years, constructions began to fully fortify the fortress hill. The pentagonal system began at the farthest point of the cape near south east of the river mouth, towards the west of the Fortaleza. At this point two ramparts were built at right angles to each other lining the shores. The one running northward toward the river mouth was 130 fathoms in length to the bastion of San Pedro while the other one ran for 75 fathoms to the east, curving inshore, ending at the gate and bastion of Santiago. A Famosa at the foot of St. ...
From the bastion of San Pedro the rampart turned north east 150 fathoms past the Custom House Terrace gateway ending at the northern most point of the fortress, the bastion of San Domingos. From the gateway of San Domingos, an earth rampart ran south-easterly for 100 fathoms ending at the bastion of the Madre de Deos. From here, beginning at the gate of San Antonio, past the bastion of the Virgins, the rampart ended at the gateway of Santiago.
Overall the city enclosure was 655 fathoms and 10 palms (short) of a fathom.
Gateways Four gateways were built for the city; - Porta de Santiago
- The gateway of the Custom House Terrace
- Porta de San Domingos
- Porta de San Antonio
Of these four gateways only two were in common use and open to traffic, the Gate of San Antonio linking to the suburb of Yler and the western gate at the Custom House Terrace, giving access to Tranqueira and its bazaar.
Destruction Present day Porta De Santiago. After almost 300 years of existence, in 1806, the British, unwilling to maintain the fortress and wary of letting other European powers taking control of it, ordered its slow destruction. The fort was almost totally demolished but for the timely intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles visiting Malacca in 1810. The only remnants of the earliest Portuguese fortress in Southeast Asia is the Porta de Santiago, now known as the A Famosa. Thomas Stamford Raffles. ...
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The town of Malacca during the Portuguese Era Outside of the fortified town center lies the three suburbs of Malacca. The suburb of Upe (i.e Upih), generally known as Tranqueira (modern day Tengkera) from the rampart of the fortress. The other two suburb were Yler (i.e Hilir) or Tanjonpacer (i.e Tanjung Pasir)and the suburb of Sabba.
Tranqueira Tranquiera was the most important suburb of Malacca. The suburb was rectangular in shape, with a northern walled boundary, the straits of Malacca to the south and the river of Malacca (Rio de Malaca) and the fortaleza's wall to the east. It was the main residential quarters of the city. However, in war, the residence of the quarters would be evacuated to the fortress. Tranqueira was divided into a further two parishes, San Thome and San Estevao. The parish of S. Thome was called Campon Chelim (Kampung Keling in Malay). It was described that this area was populated by the Chelis of Choromandel. The other suburb of San Estevao was also called Campon China (Kampung Cina).
Eredia described the houses as made of timber but roofed by tiles. A stone bridge with sentry crosses the river Malacca to provide access to the Malacca Fortress via the eastern Custome House Terrace. The center of trade of the city was also located in Tranqueira near the beach on the mouth of the river called the Bazaar of the Jaos (Jowo/Jawa i.e Javanese).
In the present day, this part of the city was still called Tengkera.
Yler Yler (i.e Hilir) roughly covered Buquet China (Bukit Cina) and the south-eastern coastal area. The Well of Buquet China was one of the important water source for the community. The Church of the Madre De Dios and the Convent of the Capuchins of Santo Francisco. Another notable landmark included Buquetpiatto (Bukit Piatu). The extreme boundaries of this unwalled suburb were said to be as far as Buquetpipi and Tanjonpacer.
Tanjonpacer or Tanjung Pasir (in Malay) was later renamed Ujong Pasir. A settlement of Portuguese descent community is located there in present day Malacca. This suburb of Yler is now known as Banda Hilir. Land reclamations in modern time (for the commercial district of Melaka Raya) however have denied Banda Hilir access to the sea.
Sabba The houses on this surburb was built on the water edges of the river. Some of the original Muslim Malay inhabitants of Malacca lived in the swamps of Nypeiras tree, where they made Nypa (i.e Nipah) wine by distillation for trade. This suburb was considered the most rural, being a transition to the Malacca hinterland, where timber and charcoal traffic passed through into the city. Several parishes also lies outside the city along the river; San Lazaro, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Hope, and Muslim Malays farmlands deeper into the hinterland.
In later periods of Dutch, British and modern day Malacca, the name of Sabba was made obsolete. However, its area encompassed parts of what is now Banda Kaba, Bunga Raya and Kampung Jawa; the modern city center of Malacca
Portuguese administration of Malacca Malacca was administered by a Governor (Captains-Major) appointed for three-years, a Bishop and church dignitaries representing the Episcopal See, municipal officers, Royal Officials for finance and justice and a local native Bendahara to administer the native muslims and foreigners under the Portuguese jurisdiction. Officials in the Malaccas Sultanate (1402 - 1511) Bendahara is an ancient senior position in Malay community. ...
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Captains-Major of Malacca (1512-1641) | Captains-major | From | Until | | Ruí de Brito Patalim | 1512 | 1514 | | Jorge de Albuquerque (1st time) | 1514 | 1516 | | Jorge de Brito | 1516 | 1517 | | Nuno Vaz Pereira | 1517 | 1518 | | Afonso Lopes da Costa | 1518 | 1519 | | Garcia de Sá (1st time) | 1519 | 1521 | | Jorge de Albuquerque (2nd time) | 1521 | 1525 | | Pero de Mascarenhas | 1525 | 1526 | | Jorge Cabral | 1526 | 1528 | | 
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