Malaysia's States and Regions : From the Legal History of the Malacca Malay Empire (The Law of the Malacca Code) To the Federation of Malaya (The Federation of Malaya Agreement 1957)

The history of the state government had long begun with the people who lived in a province. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the history of the development of state government Malaysia. It begins with the empire of Malacca Sultanate, which then continues its empire through generations until the formation of the Malayan state. Unfortunately, the history of Malayan Sultanate was on the Malay version and was hard to find in English translation. This article serves a brief of explanation the beginning of history Malacca Sultanate before the formation of Malayan federation states. This paper hopes to give a benefit towards reader especially historians in understanding the Malay federation and how these history records contribute to world history.