Malacca (or Melaka) is famed as the place where the history of Malaysia began. It was founded in 1396 by the exiled price from Sumatra Parameswara. In 1511, it fell into the hands of the Portuguese, and then the Dutch in 1641. In 1795, the Dutch gave control of Malacca to the British to prevent it from falling into the hands of the French.

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