Ethnic Malay in the context of "Sultanate of Brunei"

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⭐ Core Definition: Ethnic Malay

Malays (Malay: Orang Melayu, Jawi script: اورڠ ملايو‎) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, coastal Borneo, and the smaller islands that lie between these locations known as Riau Archipelago. These locations are today part of the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia (eastern and southern Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, and the coast of East Kalimantan), the southern part of Thailand (Pattani, Satun, Songkhla, Trang, Yala, and Narathiwat), Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam.

There is considerable linguistic, cultural, artistic and social diversity among the many Malay subgroups, mainly due to hundreds of years of immigration and assimilation of various regional ethnicity and tribes within Maritime Southeast Asia. Historically, the Malay population is descended primarily from the earlier Malayic-speaking Austronesians and Austroasiatic tribes who founded several ancient maritime trading states and kingdoms, notably Brunei, Kedah, Langkasuka, Gangga Negara, Chi Tu, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pahang, Melayu and Srivijaya.

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👉 Ethnic Malay in the context of Sultanate of Brunei

The Sultanate of Brunei (Jawi: كسلطانن بروني) or simply Brunei (/bruːˈnaɪ/ broo-NY), also known as the Bruneian Empire, was a Malay sultanate centered around Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei became a sovereign state around the 15th century, when it substantially expanded after the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese, extending throughout coastal areas of Borneo and the Philippines, before it declined in the 17th and 18th centuries. It became a British protectorate in the 19th century.

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← Sultanate of Brunei ← Bruneian Empire ← Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888) ← Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Malay language → Jawi script → Austronesian peoples → Ethnoreligious group → Malay Peninsula → Sumatra → Borneo → Riau Archipelago → Malaysia → Indonesia → Bangka Belitung Islands → West Kalimantan → Riau Islands → East Kalimantan → Thailand → Pattani Province → Satun Province → Songkhla Province → Trang Province → Yala Province → Narathiwat Province → Singapore → Brunei Darussalam → Maritime Southeast Asia → Malayic languages → Austroasiatic languages → History of Brunei → Kedah Kingdom → Langkasuka → Gangga Negara → Chi Tu → Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom → Old Pahang Kingdom → Melayu Kingdom → Srivijaya →