List of wars involving Malaysia

Wars involving Malaysia

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History of Malaysia
Prehistoric Malaysia
Paleolithic
 Lenggong Valley c. 2.000.0000 BCE
 Mansuli Valley235,000 BCE
Mesolithic
 Niah cultures 65,000–40,000 BCE
Neolithic
 Bewah man/woman 16,000 BCE
 Perak man/woman 11,000–200 BCE
 Neolithic Klang 500 – 200 BCE
Early kingdoms
Ancient Kedah <100 BCE
Chi Tu 100 BCE–642 CE
Langkasuka 100 BCE–1474 CE
Gangga Negara c. 100 CE–1025
Pan Pan 424–775
Old Kedah 170–1135
Old Pahang 449–1454
Srivijaya 700s–1025
Majapahit 1300s
Rise of Muslim states
Kedah Sultanate 1136–present
Samudera Pasai Sultanate 1267–1521
Brunei Sultanate 1368–present
Malacca Sultanate 1402–1511
Sulu Sultanate 1450–1899
Pahang Sultanate 1470–1623
Aceh Sultanate 1496–1903
Pattani Sultanate 1516– 1902
Johor Sultanate 1528–present
Sarawak Sultanate 1599–1641
Besut Kingdom 1780–1899
Setul Kingdom 1808–1916
Reman Kingdom 1810–1902
Kubang Pasu Kingdom 1839–1864
Colonial era
Portuguese Malacca 1511–1641
Dutch–Portuguese War 1601–1661
Acehnese conquest of Perak 1620
Dutch Malacca 1641–1824
Pahang Kingdom 1770–1881
Straits Settlements 1786–1946
Siamese invasion of Kedah 1821–1826
Anglo-Dutch Treaty1824
Burney Treaty1826
Naning War 1831–1832
Kingdom of Sarawak 1841–1946
Separation of Perlis from Kedah 1843
Crown Colony of Labuan 1848–1946
Pahang Civil War 1857–1863
Larut Wars 1861–1874
Klang War 1867–1874
Pangkor Treaty 1874
Perak War1875–1876
British Malaya / Borneo 1874–1946
Jementah Civil War 1879
North Borneo 1882–1946
Pahang Uprising 1891–1895
Federated Malay States 1895–1946
Anglo-Siamese Treaty1909
Unfederated Malay States 1909–1946
Battle of Penang1914
Kelantan rebellion1915
World War II

1941–1945
Malayan campaign 1941–1942
Bornean Campaign 1941–1942
Battle of Muar 1942
Parit Sulong Massacre 1942
Battle of Singapore 1942
Sook Ching 1942
Syburi 1942
Sandakan Death Marches 1942–1945
Si Rat Malai 1943–1945
Jesselton revolt 1943–1944
Formative era
BMA of Malaya/Borneo 1945–1946
Crown Colony of N. Borneo 1946–1963
Crown Colony of Sarawak 1946–1963
Anti-cession movement 1946–1963
Malayan Union 1946–1948
Federation of Malaya 1948–1963
Sungai Siput incident 1948
Malayan Emergency 1948–1960
Batang Kali massacre 1948
Bukit Kepong incident 1950
Baling Talks 1955
Malayan Independence 1957
Singapore Self-governance 1959
ISA 1960 1960–2012
Communist insurgency in Sarawak 1962–1990
North Borneo Self-governance 1963
Konfrontasi 1963–1966
Sarawak Self-governance 1963
Formation of Malaysia 1963
Singapore in Malaysia 1963–1965
ASEAN Declaration 1967
Second communist insurgency 1968–1989
13 May incident 1969
National Operations Council 1969–1971
Declaration of Rukun Negara 1970
New Economic Policy 1971–1990
Peace Agreement of Hat Yai 1989
Barisan Nasional era
Multi-party era
Pakatan Harapan takeover 2018
COVID-19 pandemic 2020–present
Political crisis 2020–2022
Constitutional amendment 2021–2023
Green Wave 2022-present
Incidents
Brunei revolt 1962–1966
North Borneo dispute (Philippine militant attacks) 1962–present
Singapore race riots 1964
Brunei's Limbang claim 1967–2009
Penang Hartal riot 1967
13 May Incident 1969
Ligitan and Sipadan dispute 1969–2002
Kuala Lumpur flash floods 1971
Malaysian haze crisis 1972–present
AIA building hostage crisis 1975
National Monument bombing 1975
Campbell Shopping Complex fire 1976
Sabah Air GAF Nomad crash 1976
Japan Airlines Flight 715 incident 1977
MH653 incident 1977
Dawn Raid 1981
1985 Lahad Datu ambush 1985
Memali Incident 1985
Sabah Emergency 1986
Ming Court Affair 1987
Penang terminal bridge collapse 1988
Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire 1989
Bright Sparklers disaster 1991
Highland Towers collapse 1993
Genting landslide 1995
MH2133 incident 1995
Pos Dipang mudflow 1996
Tropical Storm Greg 1996
1998–1999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak 1998–1999
Al-Ma'unah incident 2000
Sauk Siege 2000
2001 Kampung Medan riots 2001
2002 Taman Hillview landslide 2002
Tsunami in Malaysia 2004
2006–2007 Southeast Asian floods 2006–2007
Bukit Gantang bus crash 2007
Bukit Antarabangsa landslide 2008
2009 swine flu pandemic in Malaysia 2009
Attacks against places of worship 2010
Cameron Highlands bus crash 2010
Hulu Langat landslide 2011
Genting Highlands bus crash 2013
MH370 incident 2014
MH17 incident 2014
2014–15 Malaysia floods 2014–2015
Sabah earthquake 2015
2015 Plaza Low Yat riot2015
Movida Bar grenade attack 2016
Kim Jong-nam's Assassination 2017
Darul Quran madrasa fire2017
2018 Subang Temple riot 2018
2020-21 Malaysia floods 2021
LRT train collision 2021
2021-22 Malaysia floods 2021–2022
2022 Batang Kali landslide 2022
2023 Elmina plane crash 2023
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This is a list of wars involving Malaysia.

  Malaysia victory
  Malaysia defeat
  Ongoing

List

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Federation of Malaya ( 1957–1966)
Malayan Emergency
(1948–1960)
 United Kingdom
 Malaya
 Singapore
 Australia
 New Zealand
Fiji
 Southern Rhodesia

 Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Malayan Communist Party
Malayan National Liberation Army
Victory
Congo Crisis
(1960–1964)
Congo
United Nations UNOC
 Malaysia
 Katanga
 South Kasai
Victory
  • The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the de facto dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.
Cross border attacks in North Borneo
(1962–present)
 Malaysia
 Sabah
Moro Pirates
Abu Sayyaf
 Sulu Sultanate
Ongoing
  • Piracy under control.[5]
  • Abu Sayyaf continue present persistent threats with continuous kidnapping.[5]
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
(1962–1990)
 United Kingdom
 Malaysia
 Sarawak
North Kalimantan Communist Party Victory
  • Peace Agreement, dissolution of NKCP.[6]
Brunei Revolt
(1962)
 United Kingdom
 Brunei
 Malaya
Brunei People's Party Victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
(1963–1966)
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 United Kingdom
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Brunei
 Indonesia
North Kalimantan Communist Party
Brunei People's Party
Communist Party of Indonesia
Victory
Malaysia (16 September 1963 – present)
Second Malayan Emergency
(1968–1989)
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand
Malayan Communist Party
Malayan National Liberation Army

Communist Party of Thailand

Victory
Operation Gothic Serpent
(1993)
 United States
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 Italy
 South Korea
Somalia Somali National Alliance Indecisive
UNPROFOR
(1992–1995)

 Canada
 Colombia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Egypt
 Estonia
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Ghana
 India
 Indonesia
 Ireland
 Italy
 Jordan
 Kenya
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malaysia
   Nepal
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Nigeria
 Norway
 Pakistan
 Poland
 Portugal
 Russia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Tunisia
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 United Kingdom
 United States
 NATO

 Yugoslavia
Bosnia:
 Republika Srpska
Croatia:
 Republic of Serbian Krajina

Victory

  • Peace Agreement.
  • Croatia declares independence.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina declares independence.
  • Dissolution of Yugoslavia, Republika Srpska and Republic of Serbian Krajina.
International Force for East Timor
(1999–2000)
 Australia
 Brazil
 Canada
 Fiji
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Italy
 Jordan
 Kenya
 Malaysia
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Pakistan
 Philippines
 Portugal
 Singapore
 South Korea
 Thailand
 United Kingdom
 United States
Indonesia Pro-Indonesian militias Victory
Operation Astute
(2006–2013)
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Malaysia
 Portugal
 East Timor
 United Nations
East Timor Renegade elements of Timor Leste Defence Force Victory
  • Stabilisation of East Timor.[16]
Operation Ocean Shield
(2009–2016)
 NATO
 Australia
 China
 Colombia
 India
 Indonesia
 Japan
 Malaysia
 New Zealand
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Russia
 Saudi Arabia
 Seychelles
 Singapore
 Somalia
 South Korea
 Ukraine
Somali pirates Victory
  • Those captured pirates been prosecuted and sentenced under each country laws who captured them.[17]
  • Piracy in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean become under control following the increase of security and maritime surveillance.[18]
Lahad Datu standoff
(2013)
 Malaysia
Sabah Sabahan villagers
Sultanate of Sulu Victory

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