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During the Malacca Sultanate, trade relations between the Malay and Chinese significantly impacted the region, leading to the emergence of the Chinese Peranakan community. The strategic geographic position of Malacca made it a crucial center for the spice trade and a protected zone from monsoon threats, attracting various foreign traders.

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Effects of Malay-China Trade Relations during the Malacca Sultanate on the Emergence of Chinese Peranakan Community

4. Effects of Commercial Activity against Chinese Peranakan formation in Malacca had seen through few evidents:

Places of worship of the Chinese in Malacca such as Cheng Hoon Teng which was built during the times of Dutch rule.

There was a Chinese Village which had been built at the time of the Portugese conquest of Malacca.

Intermarriage between Chinese traders with local Malay Community and one of the main factor to this is the lack of Chinese woman in Malacca.

3. History of Chinese Arrival in Malacca 3 Main phases -Earliest settlement of the Chinese -During the British Colonial Era -Post-independence Malaya

From the expeditions of Admiral Zheng He to Malacca in 1405-1433, Fei Xin who went along mentioned in his writings about the existence of light skinned people who may be Chinese.

From the Malay Annals written in the beginning of 17th century, the story of princess Hang Li Po who was sent to Malacca by China's emperor and got married to Sultan Mansur Shah after converting to Islam has made writer Kong Yuanzhi to come out with 2 aspects i) history of the friendly and closed relations that have prevailed so long between the Malays and Chinese ii) there had been cases of intermarriage between the Chinese and the Malays over the past five centuries.

Based on Oong Hak Ching's findings (1983), i) Chinese people at the time of Malacca Sultanate had probably gone through full assimilation with the local Malays. ii) the Chinese might also have moved to another place with Sultan Mahmud Shah's followers when Portugese conquered Malacca in 1511.

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