HISTORY OF KELANTAN

KELANTAN ! ! !

History
Kelantan boasts of a historical past that date as far back as prehistoric times. During the early Chinese era, Kelantan was influenced by the Indianized Funan Kingdom of the Mekong River. In fact, farming methods used in Kelantan are based on Funan practices. Even the wayang kulit(shadow puppet show), a popular form of entertainment, and weaving methods are thought to have come from Funan. Kelantan has gone on to become vassals for the Sumatran Sri Vijaya Empire and the Siamese. Kelantan was known from earlier times as a seat of powerful kingdoms that established trading links with the Chinese Empire which referred to
Kelantan as Ho-Lo-Tan..
In the 15th Century, it came under the Melaka Sultanate. It was further ruled by the sultanates of Johor and Terengganu. By the 1820s, Kelantan was one of the most prosperous states in the Peninsula as there were unlimited development. 



The state has at various times been a vassal of Siam. In the 18th century, a Kelantanese prince, Long Yunus, ascended the throne and the present-day royal family is descended from him.

Kelantan also retained strong ties with Siam throughout the 19th Century before control was passed on to the British after the signing of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty in 1909. By 1948, Kelantan along with the other states of the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which gained independence on
 31st August 1957.

Map of kelantan !












































for more information
1 http://www.kelantan.info/history-of-kelantan/