introduction to malaysian social history

SSF 1053
INTRODUCTION TO
MALAYSIAN SOCIAL

HISTORY

NAME: MATRIC NUM.
82110
1.RASHINI A/P RAJESH DEVAN 78888
2.ASFARHANI BINTI JASNEH 79960
3.MARCELA RACHEL ANAK 81964
82211
JOHAN
4.NORISABILA BINTI SUFRI 82225
5.UMMI SHAFIKAH BINTI
81816
ISMADY
6.WAN AULIA' AZ ZAHRA BINTI

WAN KAMARULZAMAN
7.KANISHMA DEWI JAY KUMAR

cToAnBtLeEnOtFs

02 Learning Unit 1 :
History and
Social History

04 Learning Unit 5 :
Prehistory of The
Indo-Malaysia
Archipelago

06 Learning Unit 6 :
Ancient History
of Malaysia : The
Influence of India

10 Learning Unit 7A:
Creations of
Modern Southeast
Asia
Learning Unit 7B:
Economic History :
Trades and its
Consequences

LEARNING UNIT 1

HISTORY AND SOCIAL HISTORY

WHAT IS HISTORIOGRAPHY?

Historiography as the critical study of the history of

History

study of changes on how historians have

defined and/ or written about the history

how historians have adopted different
methods and theo
ries in interpret and

writing history

Writing and recording NO EVIDENCE
about the past
=
NO
recording the data
from primary sources HISTORY

Writing the view, opinion or
perspective from the primary

sources
writing history must have evidence

LEARNING UNIT 1

HISTORY DID NOT JUST HAPPEN

HISTORY IS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, EVEN CUTS
ACROSS SPACE AND TIME
MUST INVOLVE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND WHOLE
SOCIETIES
EVENTS HAPPENED IN SPECIFIC PLACES AND AT
PARTICULAR TIMES
HISTORY AS JIGSAW PUZZLE/MOSAIC: KNOW BITS
AND PIECES; SLOWLY PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER

Dominant in History

Often involving propaganda that invents our own
'greatness & uniqueness'

Stereotypes and dominant political narratives
Biases in history (rich country vs poor country, man

vs women
History more to men side

LEARNING UNIT 5

PREHISTORY OF
THE INDO-
MALAYSIA

ARCHIPELAGO

PREHISTORY
THE PORTION OF HUMAN

HISTORY THAT EXTENDS

BACK BEFORE THE TIME
OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTS

ARCHAEOLOGYAND ARCHIVE

CARRIED OUT BY
ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND
ANTHROPOLOGISTS WHO
USE EXCAVATION, GEOLOGY,
MOLECULAR GENETICS,
PALAEONTOLOGY etc.
ARTIFACTS, CARVINGS ON
ROCKS etc ARE THE
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

NATIONALISM AN IDEOLOGY BY PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVE THEIR NATION IS
SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS

LEARNING UNIT
6

ANCIENT
HISTORY OF
'MALAYSIA':

THE
INFLUENCE OF

INDIA

WHAT IS ANCIENT
HISTORY

Ancient history is the
accumulated record of all
events that occured during
the beginning of recorded
human history and beyond.

COMMON SAILENDRA (e.g
CHARACTERISTIC BOROBUDUR TEMPLE)
MATARAM (e.g
S HINDU- PRAMBANAN TEMPLE)
BUDDHIST IN THE KHMER (e.g ANGKOR
WAT)
MALAY
ARCHIPELAGO

MALAY PENINSULA: FROM PRE-TO PROTOHISTORY

By the 4th century AD, The majority of these
were situated on the
coastal states in what is now
Peninsular Malaysia regularly coast(e.g Kuala
conducted intra-and extra- Selinsing, Bujang
regional trade(forest goods Valley, Santubong),
and luxury items). although there were

some inland kingdoms

(e.g Chih Tu in

Kelantan)

INFLUENCE OF INDIA ON MALAY CULTURE

LANGUAGE CEREMONIAL
Mandi Safar
Putera (son)
Puteri (daughter) ARTS AND
Samudra (ocean) ARCHITECTURE
Kenchana (gold) Candu Lembah Bujang
Borobudur Temple

LEARNING UNIT 7A

CREATION OF MODERN
SOUTHEAST ASIA

European presence led to the destruction of the Old Malay
World and the creation of the new world but is not easy as it
thinks due to European expansionism/Imperialism but also due to
local politics and global changes. the European are not often

involved with war but more toward the treaties.


Siam and Northern Malay States

Following the Siamese Overlordship of Northern
Malay States in 1782, East India Company became
interested in recognizing the suzerainty that existed
between them
Rama III ascends the throne
Perak and Kelantan look to EIC for assistance against
Siam.

Treaty of 1824 and The

Partition of The Malay

Wo
rld

Due to the rivalry between EIC and VOC, the British Empire
Council developed the concept of spheres of influence. in the
1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the two countries divided the
region into two.
The Malay Peninsula and the Islands South of Singapore
were reserved for British interests. Malacca traded for
Sumatran.
EIC concludes an agreement with Thailand in 1826. As per
the terms of the agreement, EIC agreed not to attack
Malaysia or any other state unless provoked.
In 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty divided Southeast Asia into two
spheres. In 1826 EIC-Siam Treaty divided the region into
two, with Thailand and Malaysia taking shape.
The Anglo-Siam Treaty formalized the division of Malay land
and sovereignty. The division of Thailand and Singapore's
territories became known as the Anglo-Siam Treaty.
In 1826, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei became part of the
Straits Settlements. The political division between them
affected everything from resource exploitation to academic
study.

LEARNING UNIT 7B

Economic History: Trade and Its Consequences

For trade to flourish, contracts and alliances built on mutual
economic interests(either long or short-term) were required

from the 15th century onwards, diplomacy was the art of
striking economic and political deals to maintain the strategic

interests of each kingdom.

Western Powers How did trade change? Via:
Belief in the value of Contracts
Shifting Alliances
signed contracts Conflict

Local Malay/Bugis Key Points
Belief in the value of
solemn oaths

History is made and changes with

trade

Desire for Wealth= Struggle for control over trade routes, trade
ports=control over resources, struggle over different rules of law

Entry of Capitalism in SE Asia brought

about major political, economic and

social changes
16th,17th and 18th Centuries period of political
and economic alignments and re-alignments in
the region.