Malaysian legal history Malaysian legal history Malaysian legal history has been determined by events spanning a period of some six hundred years. Of these, three major periods were largely responsible for shaping the current Malaysian system. The first was the founding of the Melaka Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally, and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia, was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system. During the realm of the Sultanate, Melaka was an important trading port and the maintenance of
Makila Makila The makila (sometimes spelled "makhila") is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength. "Makila" in Euskara (Basque language) literally can mean "stick", "walking cane", "rod", "club", or "mace". The word is derived from the Latin "bacillum" ("little staff"). "Makila" itself carries certain connotations, for instance in the verb form, "makilatu", meaning "to bludgeon", or the derived "makila-ukaldi", meaning "club-strike" or "mace-strike". The term outside of Basque country has come to be associated with the unique walking stick carried by Basques. The makila walking stick consists