Effect of Malay-China Trade Relations During the Malacca Sultanate on the Emergency of Chinese Peranakan Community

able to provide modern infrastructure facilities

center of the spice trade

developed country trade

act as receiver or buyer of the goods

a mediator to find traders

distribution centre for goods

earliest settlements of the Chinese

British colonial era

post-independence Malaya

establish diplomatic relations and explore trade opportunities

seek protection from the Ming Dynasty to face threats from Ayudha

intermarriage between Chinese traders with local Malay community

intermarriage between early Chinese migrants with local women

many dimensions of Malay adaptation

culture

language

clothing

jewelry

traditional games

singing

poem

belief system