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Kedah Darul Aman
Kedah Darul Aman
Kedah Darul Aman
Flag Of Kedah
Coats Of Army Of Kedah
Kedah (Malay pronunciation: [kdh]; also known by its honorific, Darul
Aman, or "Abode of Peace" is a state of Malaysia, located in the
northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of
over 9,000 km, and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The
mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice. Langkawi
is an archipelago of islands, most of which are uninhabited. Kedah was
called Kadaram (Tamil:) by ancient and medieval Tamil people and
Syburi (Thai: ; RTGS: Sai Buri) by the Siamese when it was under
their influence.
Archaeological evidence found in Bujang Valley reveals that a Hindu
Buddhist kingdom ruled ancient Kedah possibly as early as 110 A.D. The
discovery of temples, jetty remains, iron smelting sites, and clay brick
monuments dating back to 110 A.D shows that a maritime trading route
with south Indian Tamil kingdoms was already established since that time.
The discoveries in Bujang Valley also made the ancient Kedah as the
oldest civilisation of Southeast Asia. Reference to ancient Kedah was first
mentioned in a Tamil poem Paiapplai written at the end of 2nd century
A.D. It described goods from Kadaram "heaped together in the broad
streets" of Chola capital. Other than Kadaram, Kedah was known with
different names at varying times in Indian literature; Kataha-Nagara (in
Kaumudi Mahotsava drama), Anda-Kataha (in Agni Purana), Kataha-Dvipa
(in Samariccakah), and Kataha (in Kathasaritsagara). In the middle
eastern literature, ancient Kedah was referred as Qilah by Ibn Khordadbeh
in Kitb al Maslik wal Mamlik, Kalah-Bar by Soleiman Siraf & Abu Zaid al
Hassan in Silsilat-al-Tawarikh (travels in Asia), and Kalah by Abu-Dulaf
Misa'r Ibn Muhalhil in Al-Risalah al-thaniyah. The famous Tang Dynasty
Buddhist monk, Yi Jing who visited Malay archipelago between 688-695,
also mentioned about a kingdom known as Ka-Cha in the northern part of
Malay peninsular, which according to him was 30 days sail from Bogha
(Palembang), the capital of Sribogha (Srivijaya).
Bendera Kedah
Lambang Tentera Kedah
Kedah (sebutan Melayu:. [Kdh]; juga dikenali dengan gelaran itu, Darul
Aman, atau "Abode of Peace" adalah sebuah negara Malaysia, yang
terletak di bahagian barat laut Semenanjung Malaysia Negeri ini meliputi
kawasan seluas lebih 9,000 km , .. dan ia terdiri daripada tanah besar
dan tanah besar Langkawi ini mempunyai rupa bumi yang agak rata, yang
digunakan untuk menanam padi Langkawi merupakan negara kepulauan
pulau, kebanyakan yang tidak didiami Kedah dipanggil Kadaram. (Tamil:
) oleh purba dan zaman pertengahan orang Tamil dan Syburi (Thai:
; bertutur: Sai Buri) oleh Siam apabila ia adalah di bawah pengaruh
mereka.
Bukti arkeologi di Lembah Bujang mendedahkan bahawa sebuah kerajaan
Hindu-Buddha memerintah Kedah purba mungkin seawal 110 AD
Penemuan kuil, jeti kekal, tapak peleburan besi, dan tugu-tugu batu bata
tanah liat sejak hingga 110 Masihi menunjukkan bahawa laluan
perdagangan maritim dengan selatan India Tamil kerajaan sudah
ditubuhkan sejak masa itu. Penemuan-penemuan di Lembah Bujang juga
menjadikan Kedah purba sebagai tamadun tertua di Asia Tenggara.
Rujukan ke Kedah purba mula-mula disebut di dalam sebuah puisi Tamil
Paiapplai ditulis pada akhir abad ke-2 Ia diterangkan barangan dari
Kadaram "berkumpul bersama-sama di jalan-jalan yang luas" modal
Sejak tahun 1958, Sultan keturunan Kedah telah Tuanku Abdul Halim
Mu'adzam Shah. Kesultanan Kedah bermula apabila ke-9 Kedah Maharaja
Derbar Raja Masihi) memeluk Islam dan menukar namanya kepada Sultan
Mudzafar Shah I. Sejak itu terdapat 27 Sultan yang memerintah Kedah.
Menteri Besar (Ketua Menteri) pada masa ini Dato 'Paduka Mukhriz bin Tun
Dr Mahathir, anak bekas Perdana Menteri Mahathir Mohammad, dirinya
dari Kedah.
Sehingga tahun 2010 penduduk Kedah adalah 77.2% Muslim, 14.2%
Buddha, Hindu 6.7%, 0.8% Kristian, 0.3% Tao atau agama pengikut Cina,
0.7% pengikut agama lain, dan 0.1% bukan agama.