Subnational Flags (Kelantan, Malaysia)

District Flags, Bendera-Bendera Tanah Jajahan

Last modified: 2003-05-31 by santiago dotor
Keywords: kelantan | subnational | tanah jajahan | district | occupied territories |
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• Introduction
• Bachok District (Tanah Jajahan Bachok)
• Kota Bharu District (Tanah Jajahan Kota Bharu)
• Pasir Mas District (Tanah Jajahan Pasir Mas)
• Pasir Puteh District (Tanah Jajahan Pasir Puteh)
• Tanah Merah District (Tanah Jajahan Tanah Merah)
• Tumpat District (Tanah Jajahan Tumpat)
• Ulu Kelantan District (Tanah Jajahan Ulu Kelantan)

See also:

• Kelantan (Malaysia)
• Malaysia

In actual fact, the direct translation of Tanah Jajahan in Malay to English is 'Occupied Territories'. I could only suppose that in the past, Kelantan was a divided feudal state, a common situation in the Malay Peninsula, with separate petty local rulers. However, a strong one managed to rise and conquer all these small petty territories. In the end, Kelantan probably became a united Sultanate under one Sultan. The small territories were then probably absorbed to form the Sultanate of Kelantan.

Even when the British arrived, the Kelantan Sultanate refused any intervention by a British Advisor, unlike the federated malay states of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. Hence, the Kelantan Sultanate still existe