Kedah was once known over much of the ancient world. The country played an important role in the development of international trade on account of its strategic position along the northwest coast of the Malay Peninsula, the nexus of the maritime routes between India and China. Kedah: The Ancient Malay Kingdom explores the evolution of human society in the region, the foundation and development of one of the world’s oldest kingdoms and the events that led to the suppression of its history.

1. Kedah (Malaysia) ? History. 2. Peninsulas ? Southeast Asia ? History. 3. Archaeological geology ? Malay Peninsula.