Malacca Town

Malacca City ( Malay: Bandar Melaka, Jawi : ???? ????? , Chinese : ???? ; pinyin : M?liùji? shì , Tamil : ??????? ???????), is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca . It had a population of 484,885 as of 2010. It is one of the Malaysian oldest cities in the Straits of Malacca with the other being Alor Setar and George Town , having become a successful entrepôt during the era of the Malacca Sultanate . The present-day city was founded by Parameswara , a Sumatran prince who had escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit . Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, it drew the attention of traders from the Middle East , South Asia and East Asia , as well as the Portuguese, who intended to dominate the trade route in Asia . After Malacca was conquered by Portugal , it became an area of conflict when the sultanates of Aceh and Johor began to attempt to take control from the Portuguese. Aceh weakened following a num Express yourself. Organize your knowledge. Expand your mind. Discover the world. Revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. Choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. Search through millions of topics. Create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.