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State of Negeri Sembilan

Federal state of Malaysia with a Yang Di-Pertuan Besar at the top

own name: Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus

• Flag

• Historical Flag

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Coat of Arms

• Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

• Map

• Map of the Federal States of Malysia

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flag

National flag,
ratio = 1:2,
Source, by: Die Welt im bunten Flaggenbild

Historical Flag

Flagge Fahne flag Negeri Sembilan britisch British Resident

1876–1941,
Flag of the British Resident,
Source, by: Flags of the World

Negeri Sembilan used initially a single-coloured red flag. That has obviously its roots in influence of the Sultanate of Aceh. Not until 1895 Negeri Sembilan adoped a single-coloured yellow flag with a black and red upper staff quadrant. The yellow stands for the Yang-di-Per Tuan Besar ("Great Ruler") which was just named Rajah until 1946. The red triangle symbolizes the people. The black triangle in the upper staff quadrant remembers the black triangle pennants which are in use by the four Chieftains of the "Four States". Negeri Sembilan means "Nine States". In reality it consists today only of four states: Sungei Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau. Everyone is lead by a kind of Chieftain. Above of all stands the Sultan. He doesn't use an own flag.

Source: Die Welt im bunten Flaggenbild

Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)

Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan is based on Western heraldry. It is two times split diagonally to the right and shows the colors red, black and yellow, which can also be found on the flag. Yellow is the color of the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, black is the color of the Undangs (Princes), red reminds of the connections to United Kingdom and represents the people. In the middle of the shield, there are nine yellow stalks of rice on a banner, which shows the name of the country. The stalks of rice illustrate the meaning of the name, because Negeri Sembilan means "Nine States", and reminds - like the nine-pointed star in the lower part of the shield - to some of the (former) nine states Jelai (Inas), Jelebu, Johol, Kelang, Nanaing, Rembau, Segamat and Pasir Besar, Sungei Ujong and Ulu Pahan; whose numbers changed over the years, however. Above the shield appears a staff, a red sword and a red scabbard. The staff is the Changgai Puteri of the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, next to the sword an important insignia of this monarch.

Source: Wikipedia (EN)

Map

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Map of the Federal States of Malysia

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Numbers and Facts

Area: 2.570 square miles

Inhabitants: 1.199.974 (2020), thereof 57% Malays, 21% Chinese, 14% Indian

Religions: 60% Muslim, 21% Buddhist, 13% Hindu, 2% Christian, 1% Non-Religious

Density of Population: 467 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Seremban, 620.100 inh. (2015)

official Language: Negeri Sembilan Malaysian

other Languages: Baso Nogoghi, Chinese, English, Tamil

Currency: Malaysian currency

Time Zone: GMT + 8 h

Source: Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (DE)

History

7th–12th cent. · to the Shrividjaja Empire

14th–15th cent. · to the Madjapahit Empire

15th cent. · to the Sultanate of Malacca

1511 · Malacca is conquered by Portugal, the region of today's Negeri Sembilan comes to the Sultanate of Johor

1773 · the Sultan of Johor confirms the independent sultanate

ca. 1800–1873 · civil war

1873 · United Kingdom intervenes in the civil war

1876–1895 · United Kingdom unites all local principalities (which partially remain until today as districts and principalities) under the name of Negeri Sembilan and subordinates the country under a British Resident, the country becomes a British protectorate

1895 · Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan become summarized to the "Federated Malay States" (until 1941)

1941 · Japanese conquest

1945 · withdrawal of the Japanese

1st of April 1946 · formation of the Malay Union by confederation of the Malaysian Sultanates (British protectorates) and the Straits Settlements (British crown colonies), but without Singapore

1948 · re-organization of the Malaysian Union, creation of the Malaysian Federation under a British High Commissioner

31st of August 1957 · independence and proclamation of the Kingdom of Malaysian Federation

16th of September 1963 · proclamation of the Kingdom of Malaysia by confederation of the Malaysian Federation (Malaya) with the former British colonies Sarawak, Sabah (North Borneo) and Singapore. Brunei rejects the joining and remains at United Kingdom

9th of August 1965 · Singapore leaves the Federation of Malaysia

Source: Wikipedia (EN), Atlas zur Geschichte, Discovery '97

Origin of the Country's Name

Negeri Sembilan means "Nine States". In reality it consists today only of four states: Sungei Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau.

Source: Die Welt im bunten Flaggenbild