6-7
Century |
Iconographical finds in
West Java point to a connection between
Java and
Sri Lanka
- Ref
(i) Prof Kekulawala’s
article in Kalyani-Vol.1. Oct 1982 p: 209
(ii) Pierre Dupont
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1214 |
Kalanga
Magha arrived
with 24,000 Malay soldiers and took over the
country.
Ref:
Fergusons
Sri Lanka Directory
1985-88. 123rd Edition, p: 43
|
1235-1275 |
King Chanrabhanu, is
said to have ruled the Jaffna kingdom
during part
of this period
Ref
: Daily News of 14th Nov 1983-Article by Henry.P Abeysekera, on “
Historical Basis for national unity
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1247 |
King
Chandrabhanu, a Malay King invaded Sri
Lanka with a battalion of
Malay
Soldiers. Ref
: Mrs G Dains paper presented at the
World Malay symposium “
Duniya Melayu”- in 1985
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1256 |
Magha the Malay Conqueror was
driven out of Polonnaruwa with
Pandya
assistance.
Ref: Fergusons Sri Lanka Directory 1985-88,123rd Edition p: 43
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1505-1656 |
Malays beleived to have been brought to Ceylon by the Portuguese.
Ref:
(i) H.M. Said’s
article on Ceylon Malays in 1926 Journal
of Malaysian
Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. (ii) John Crawford - History of Indian Archipelago
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1640 |
The storming of Galle by Admiral Coster and Malay troops.
Ref:
E.Reimers Govt. Archivist- Jubilee book of the Colombo Malay Cricket
Club
|
1657 |
Malays under Captain Raja Talella
accompanied Rycklof
Van Goers
and
took part in the capture of Mannar and Jaffna.
Ref:
(i) Ibid (ii)
E.Reimers Govt archivist -p: 158 of Jubilee book of Colombo Malay
Cricket club
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1706 |
Susuna Mankurat Mas- Ex King of Java landed in Ceylon
Ref: Page 160 of Jubilee book of Colombo Malay Cricket club
|
1708 |
Javanese Prince Pangeran Adipathi Amang Kurat 111, with family
and retinue
was banished to Ceylon.
Ref:
De
Graf (1949 pp 238-241) for
this event in Javanese History
|
1722-1723 |
Group of 44 Javanese including
Princes and Chief’s
sent to Ceylon.
Ref:
Article by CH Mantara- p: 166 of Jubilee Book of
Colombo Malay
Cricket Club.
|
1723 |
Chief Minister Danuraja
was banished to Ceylon.
Ref
: Page 160 of Jubilee book of Colombo Malay Cricket
club
|
1728 |
Arya Mankunegara, a brother of king
Pakubuwana banished to
Ceylon
by
the Dutch.
Ref:
Dr Husseinmiya’s -Paper presented at the Naleemiah Institute of
Islamic studies
Beruwela in 1984- p: 10
|
1737 |
Death of Susuna Mankurat Mas in
Colombo, and his family sent back to Java.
Ref
: Page
160 of Jubilee
book of Colombo Malay Cricket club
|
1743 |
A Javanese Noble,
Radini Adipati Nata kusuma was banished
to Ceylon
by
the Dutch.
Ref: Dr
Husseinmiya’s Lost Cousins Page
45 (some historians gives this date
as 1738)
|
1745 |
Susuna Kuning - King of Java surrenders himself to Dutch
and is
banished
to Ceylon.
Ref
: Page 160
of Jubilee book of
Colombo Malay Cricket club
|
1761 |
More troops sent to
reinforce Malay troops in
Ceylon.
|
1763 |
Formation of Malay
company consisting of deportees and 31 slaves. Ref:
Dutch Political
comment of 1786
|
1765 |
Arrival of Malay battalion from Batavia
led by Captain Baba Lye
with
the intention of
capturing the Kandyan
capital.
Ref: Article “ History
of Malay “ by F E
Gooneratne p: 160 in Malay
Jubilee book.
|
1767 |
Batara Gowa Amas Madina 11. the former King of Gowa
was exiled
to
Ceylon by the
Dutch. Ref: Dr Hussainmiya Lost
Cousins p:
44
|
1783 |
Javanese Pandan
Balie donates land in
Wekanda, Colombo to build a
Malay Mosque.
The Mosque was built in 1786.
Ref: CH Mantara, Jubilee Book
of Colombo Malay Cricket Club
(p: 167)
|
1795 |
The death of the
King of Goa after 30yrs of life in exile in
Ceylon.
Ref:
Dr Hussainmiya’s
Lost Cousins (p: 44).
|
1798-1811 |
The appointment of a Malay Committee by Frederick North, the first
British Governor of Ceylon to inquire into the grievances of the
Indonesian Princes and Noblemen.
|
1803 |
Capt. Nouredeen, Commander of Malays, executed by the Kandyan King
for refusal to sever his allegiance to the British, and enter the Kandyan
King’s service.
Ref:
p:
163 of Jubilee Book of Colombo Malay Cricket Club
|
1813 |
Arrival of 413 men from Surabaya to join the Ceylon Malay Regiment
during the governorship of Robert Brownrigg.
Ref:
Dr. Hussainmiya’s article “Exiles No Longer” in the publication Hemisphere
|
1816 |
Arrival of 228 of Javanese soldiers and thier families to Ceylon
from Semmreng and Gresik in Java.
Ref:
Dr Hussainmiya’s
Lost cousins (p: 61)
|
1834-1841 |
Migration of Malay’s to Ceylon. Total of 332 Malay’s migrated
to Ceylon.
Ref:
Dr Hussainmiya’s Lost Cousins (p: 62).
|
1840 |
Setting up recruiting depots in Penang and later in Singapore for
Malays from the Malay Peninsula for Permanent settlement in Ceylon.
Ref:
Dr Hussainmiya’s Lost Cousins (p: 12)
|
1869 |
Publishing of Alamat Lankapuri, a fortnightly Malay language paper
by Baba Ounus Saldin in Colombo. Newspaper published in the Jawi Script.
Ref:
Dr. Hussainmiya’s article “Exiles No Longer” in the publication-
Hemisphere
|
1872 |
Formation of Colombo Malay Cricket club. The first ever Malay
sports club in Ceylon.
Ref:
Durham Saldin’s paper presented at World Malay Symposium of 1985, titled
“Malay Organisations and Social Movements in Sri Lanka”
|
1873 |
The disbandment of the Ceylon Rifle regiment of Malays.
Ref:
CH Mantara’s article-Jubilee
Book of Colombo Malay Cricket club
|
1922 |
Formation of all Ceylon Malay Association. The patron being his Highness
the Sultan of Johore. The first President being Mr. MK Saldin.
Ref:
Jubilee Book of Colombo Malay Cricket Book of 1924
|
1924 |
Election of first
Malay, Dr TB Jayah to the legislative council.
|
1924-1965 |
A Malay was nominated to the legislative Council / Parliament
except in the
year 1952.
Among those nominated were :-
Dr TB Jayah -1924,
Mr M K Saldin - 1931-36,
Dr. M
F Drahman -1956-60,
Mr Zahiere Lye-
1960-65, Ref: Dr Hussainmiya’s Lost Cousins
p: 20-25
|
1985 |
Establishment of the Sri Lanka Malay
Confederation abbreviated
“
SLAMAC” in English. The Malay name being Konfederasi
Rakjat Melayu Lankapuri abbreviated “KORAMEL”
. SLAMAC consists
of
23 Malay organisation and a Presidium of 6
Malays.
Ref:
Durham Saldins paper- “Malay Organisations
and Social movements
in
Sri Lanka.
|
1985 |
The
2nd World Malay Symposium- “ Duniya
Melayu 85 “ was held in
Colombo
from 4th-6th August 1985. The President of Sri Lanka, His
Excellancy J R Jayawardene
was the chief guest.
|
1987 |
Publication of the book “ Lost Cousins “ -the Malays of Sri
Lanka by
Dr
Hussainmiya- a Sri Lankan Malay University Lecturer.
|
1989 |
Nomination of Mr MH Amit as a member of Parliament by the United
National
Party from the National list.
|
20
Century |
General
- Malays
play a more important role in the economic and social development
of Sri Lanka. The Malays of today include Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers,
Accountants, Architects, Company Directors, University Lecturers,
Administrators etc.
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Ref:
Malay Directory ,
published in 1990 by the Sri Lanka Malay
Association.
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