1396 - founding of Melaka by Parameswara, Prince of Palembang
1403 - Chinese envoy, Yin Ching arrives.
1407 - Admiral Cheng Ho and the Chinese fleet visits
1411 - Parameswara visits the Ming Emperor in China
1447 - The Siamese attack, but the Melakan fleet repel it.
1509 - Portuguese traders arrive, led by Dieo Lopez de Sequiera, with a fleet of ships. They set out from the Portuguese colony in Goa.
1511 - Follow a 10 day seige, Melaka falls to the Portuguese armada, commanded by Alfonso D'Albuquerque. The Portuguese rule is set to last 130 years.
1537 - Acehnese attack the Portuguese Melaka.
1545 - Fr. Francis Xavier arrives in Melaka.
1588 - Ralph Ritch, the first English visitor.
1597 - The Dutch attack.
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