Penang was part of the Malay sultanate of Kedah until 1786, when Captain Francis Light built a fort at the site of present-day George Town and managed to get the island ceded to the British East India Company.
Penang wuxuu ka mid ahaa saldanadii Malay ee Kedah ilaa 1786, markii Captain Francis Light uu ka dhisay qalcad goobta George Town maanta oo uu ku guulaystay inuu jasiiradda u dhiibo shirkadda British East India.