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Falarti, Maziar Mozaffari, 1975-

Malay kingship in Kedah : religion, trade, and society / Maziar Mosaffari Falarti. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012. - 1 online resource - Asia world . - AsiaWorld. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From Raja to Sultan : The Islamic Conversion of the Tantric Malay Ruler -- The Malay Ethos : The Sultan and his Subjects -- Controlling Kedah's maritime lines of communication : The Sultan and the Raja di-laut, or Sea Lords -- Bay to Gulf or Gulf to Bay : the Sultan and the trans-peninsular routes of Kedah.

The Kedah Sultanate is the oldest unbroken independent kingship lines in the "Malay world" with 1,000 years of history, and arguably one of the oldest in the Islamic world. In this study I examine key geopolitical and spiritual attributes of Malay kingship that have traditionally cemented the ruler, the peoples, and the environment.

ISBN: 9780739168431 0739168436 9781283891714 1283891719

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sultans--History.--Malaysia--Kedah
Geopolitics--History.--Malaysia--Kedah
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Malaysia--Kedah
Sultans--Histoire.--Malaisie--Kedah
Géopolitique--Histoire.--Malaisie--Kedah
HISTORY--Asia--Southeast Asia.
Commerce
Geopolitics
Kings and rulers
Kings and rulers--Religious aspects
Manners and customs
Power (Social sciences)
Sultans

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Kedah (Malaysia)--Kings and rulers--History.
Kedah (Malaysia)--Kings and rulers--Religious aspects--History.
Kedah (Malaysia)--Commerce.
Kedah (Malaysia)--Social life and customs.
Malaysia--Kedah

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History

LC Class. No.: DS598.K28 / F35 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 959.5/1