Hindu Kingdoms

Hindu Kingdoms 100 BC - 1400 AD

The legend says that the Indians were the first to lured to the peninsula and they arrived in Kedah around 100 BC. The indians were not only exchange goods in the peninsula but they also brought a pervasive culture. Hinduism and Buddhism sept through the land, bringging Indian temples and Indian cultural tradition. The Local kings, were impressed by the efficiency of the Hindu courts and soon started to call themslves as "rajahs". Then brought the Indian govermental traditions with into the existing structure and historians typically refer to these kingdoms as "Indianised kingdoms".