Malacca strait become the important maritime trade route between India and China.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca has a bus station, Melaka Sentral which has inter and intracity bus lines.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca was also pivotal in the spread of Islam in the Malay Archipelago.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca was part of China's suzerainty when the Portuguese took it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca was an important commercial centre during this time, attracting trade from around the region.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca had been conquered in 1511 by Afonso de Albuquerque.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca fell on 15 January and Singapore fell on 15 February, following the famous Battle of Singapore.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca and Srivijaya were maritime states.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Malacca flourished in the 15th century, and Parameswara became the sole ruler of the Malacca Strait and waters around it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
A cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
Malacca (Melaka, dubbed The Historical State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. ...
Malay Peninsula, was once possessed of a shrine set up by St. Francis Xavier, dedicated under the title Our Lady of the Mount. It was for some years after his death (and he was buried in this chapel, before the translation of his relics to Goa, cf. "The Tablet", 31 Dec., 1910, p. ...
Portuguese factory or fortified trade town located on the tip of the Malayan peninsula; traditionally a center for trade among the southeastern Asian islands. (p. 326)
Port city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca. Also spelled Melaka. (p. 387)