Barr Chin (tanah Cina) atau tanah Melayu

ariapersanta

http://malaysiadigest.blogspot.com/2010/02/before-tanah-melayu-it-was-barr-chin.html

harap ada pencerahan dari pakar pakar disini..

kurtzuandy

kalau mcm tu mane peginye cine2 yg dikatakan itew?
wujudke dorg sebelum datangnye berduyun2 coolie2 omputeh yg ade skrg ni

winamp05

ape kate ko tempek artikel tu dalam ni bagi senang org nak bace terus dari sini.

halimi78

nah aku tlg kopipes apa dlm artikel tu...

The Great Tanah Melayu Debate

Malaysia Today,
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 admin-s

We hear UMNO's cries for “Brain Gain”, caused by excruciating “Brain Drain”, in the wake of hundreds of thousands of Malaysians who are fleeing their country. We've heard the many alleged reasons provided from both sides of the fence. One of the strongest seems to be the fact that UMNO is asking all “pendatangs” to leave the country if they are not happy.

By Michael Chick

Well, Robert Kwok certainly did just that. And along with him, his entire businesses worth billions in “Tax Drain”. BTN has also been copiously assisting, by enthusiastically brainwashing simple minds into thinking that “Tanah Melayu” is reserved for Orang Melayu. Of course, they quickly tell you that anyone can become an Orang Melayu by speaking, dressing, and behaving like one (whatever that means, who knows?).

Well, UMNO managed to achieve one thing. The BTN-type morons, and their predecessors, have been overwhelmingly successful in brainwashing todays' 27 million citizens. Who says that the Peninsular was ALWAYS called “Tanah Melayu”? This is a recent British Term!! Let me dedicate this Article to the foremost “so-called reknown Historian” of the country. Prof Dr Emeritus Khoo Khay Khim (and anyone else who claims to be as competent in History as well).

Prior to “Tanah Melayu” being a British Tag in the 19th century, the peninsular was formerly known as Malacca in the 15th century. The newly-renamed book “Sejarah Melayu” (previously known as “Asal-Usul Raja-Raja”) mentions every other place from India to China , including the tiny-speck-of-dirt called Temasik EXCEPT “Tanah Melayu”. Why was Tanah Melayu NEVER MENTIONED in Sejarah Melayu? Simple!! Because that was not it's name!!

Tanah Melayu was NEVER the name until the British came and colonized the Peninsular.

(please see map below)

Since UMNO has a habit of believing that “whatever is older is better”, let's take a short walk down this slippery slope of history. (Also, BTN-Baru syllabus planners should start taking notes.)

For starters, “Malaya ” in Tagalog means “Peaceful” (go ask your Pinoy maid).



“Malai” means “Hill” in Tamil; as in “mini-Himalaya” to describe the Titiwangsa Range on the said Peninsular since the 2nd century by the Gujerati Traders who helped the local Malays set up their formidable Hindu Empire at Lembah Bujang.
ref: Prof Nik Hassan, Tom Harrison, and H.G Quatrich Wales

Also read here: http://www.astigan.com/2009/03/06/ppag-unearths-evidence-of-iron-industry-in-lembah-bujang/

Only in the 19th Century was The Peninsular known as “Tanah Melayu”.

In the 15th Century, the Peninsular was known by no other name than “The Malacca Peninsular”.

Before “that Rebel-Indonesian Guy” came over here (look, he wanted to kill his own father; what else do you want me to call Parameswara?), the Peninsular was known as “Barr Kra” in the 10th Century. Before that, the Peninsular was known as the “Golden Chersonese” since the 2nd Century.

“Golden Chersonese is the ancient name to refer to the Malay Peninsula by Claudius Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: ; c. 90 – c.. 168). Known in English as Ptolemy, he was a Greek-speaking geographer, astronomer, and astrologer. During Roman times, the Malay Peninsula developed an international reputation as a source of gold; hence the name was given.”

By the way, “Barr” simply means “Land” in the Persian Language. And Barr Kra above, means “ Land of Kra ” (as in reference to the Isthmus of Kra ).

But I've saved the best for last, as usual. And I hope all you soon-to-be “Brain Gain” people are sitting down reading this ....

The earliest known Arabic Maps refer to the Peninsular as “Barr CHIN”.

Where Chin refers to CHINA ! Why did the Arabs call this Peninsular “Tanah China” instead of “Tanah Melayu”? When Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. spoke about “Exotic Tanah China ”, was he actually refering to Malaya ? After all, according to records, Malayan Gold Mines was already famous 500 years BEFORE the Prophet was born!! As his wife, Khadijah was a Great Trader. He must have known!

Footnote: Chin is spelt “Xin” by the Portuguese, but always pronounced as Chin.

Alright, it's now public!! The oldest known Arab Maps called the Peninsular “Barr Chin”; which translates to “Tanah China ”, or “ Land of Chinese ”. BTN can now implement this new found knowledge into their syllabus. You cannot deny that you don't know it now! Perhaps if you spoke Hokkien, dressed like a Hokkien, and practised Hokkien Customs, the Hokkiens might be gracious enough to accept you. Sounds absurd? Absolutely; and so does the other “Great Race-Changing Trick” practised by UMNO. And I quote Prof Dr Anthony Milner (ANU), “If it's so easy to join a race, it must be equally easy to 'un-join' that race ...”

Alright, Prof Khoo, your turn now ...

This will be the first exercise in “Brain Gain” which UMNO is allegedly proposing, for the greater good of 1Malaysia; plus, I'll even give you a hint: (because I'm nice and assume that you actually really, really, really, don't know ....)

It's a Dark Green Hardcover Book about an inch thick; usually reserved for Academicians like yourself. So you won't find it in Popular, MPH, Wiki, Amazon or any Pasar Malam. I'm sure that Great Historians like yourself, have your own Jstor Account number.

Unfortunately, it's written in English, so UMNO people cannot possibly understand it; because, as they say it so eloquently, “...that English sounds like strange babbling ....” So be nice, Prof, and please translate it for them. And in my best Manglish, “Can translate or not? Please?”

Me? I'll take a nice stroll over to the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies here in Leiden, to read more on this .... I'd better put on a Jacket too, it's a little nippy today.

“Doei!!” Pronounced, 'do-we' in Dutch.

masa_lalu

kebetulan ada persamaan bahasa kat situ, korang tau la feel puak tu, semua dia nak claim.
kecuali yg buruk diorang akan blame. in their blood bro!

BotakChinPeng

Yinna dey ?

Itu peta arab kasi nama ini tempat "Barr Eskimo" la

Those chinese bloggers must have been bludgeoned silly by their ah longs.

What malaysia is experiencing now is "scumbag drain". Thats why we have no problem developing world class car engines like those designed by Petronas, Proton & Perodua

vandal

memang la dalam peta tu takda perkataan 'TANAH MELAYU', sebab 'TANAH MELAYU' tu Bahasa Melayu, bukan BAHASA INGGERIS

semua perkataan2 dalam peta tu, semua diambil dari bahasa2 penjajah/peneroka ikut yang mereka fahami, samada diambil dari mulut penduduk asal tanah tersebut, dari catatan pelayar/penjajah/pedagang terdahulu, mahupun yang mereka namakan sendiri.

- kenapa Siam, bukan Thai/Tai?
- adakah perkataan China berasal panggilan orang Cina terhadap bangsa mereka sendiri?
- kenapa Phillipine, bukan Sulu?

dalam tu yang orang poteh kenal, MALACCA...kenapa 'MALACCA', bukan 'MELAKA'? & MELAKA itu apa? yangorang puteh kenal suatu masa dulu, seluruh semenanjung itu adalah tanah MELAKA..MELAKA asalnya siapa yang perintah? bukan orang melayukah?

dalam peta yang dia sertakan tu jgk, MANA ADA PERKATAAN BARR CHIN? boleh jumpa ka? cuba pin point sket kat mana..dia kata dlm peta arab ada perkataan Barr Chin..cuba kasi tunjuk, mana dia peta tu..kenapa sebut peta lain, tapi kasi gambar peta yang lain plak?

kebanyakan rujukan2 yang diberi, hampir semuanya datang dari pedagang2 luar, bukan yang datang dari prasasti2 atau catatan2 wakil2 kerajaan luar yang bertandang ke tanah melayu, atau catatan dari sami2 buddha, pendakwah2 Islam yang datang ke tanah melayu...bagaimana dengan panggilan san-foh-tsi, mo-lo-yu, mo-lo-yuer yang diberi oleh kerabat2 cina dulukala yang berurusan dengan kerajaan lama di tanah melayu?

& jangan lupa, Micheal Chick adalah orang yang selalu terlibat dengan politik..dia bukan ahli sejarah pun..dia sendiri pun tak berani nak dedah peta arab tu, pastu bagi alasan pelbagai, sebab dia tahu, kalau dibagi untuk ahli sejarah yang professional analisa nanti, konfem malu kena bantai cukup2, ataupun peta tu x wujud pun..

ariapersanta

Reply 7# vandal


   btul mana peta tu ?

ariapersanta

Reply 6# BotakChinPeng


   Bar eskimo... bukan hard rock cafe ...{:1_137:}{:1_137:}{:1_137:}

darwisharwen

sejarah la sangat, alternate universe kah?

manap77

yg aku tau barr kra memang ada. dulu semenanjung kra ialah nama asal sebelum adanya kerajaan melaka

ariapersanta

alternate universe ...hehehehe satu kebarangkalian

koboi

"cina masa tu kulit sawo matang, cekelat, dan hitam kuning", kata Micheal Chick

zaharul_asriq94

cina mana pulak ni? cinabeng?

5229

cina bukan dia nak claim satu dunia ka..selagi ada ras2 dia kat satu2 tempat jadi tempat dia.

ariapersanta

cina bukan dia nak claim satu dunia ka..selagi ada ras2 dia kat satu2 tempat jadi tempat dia.
5229 Post at 1-10-2011 22:49

   btul btul ....manyakkkk setuju aaaa

ariapersanta

nampaknya puak puak kiasu ni akan lebih berani bersuara sekarang... no more ISA

Suchi

hai macam2 semua nak claim tanah air milik memasing..
apakah selama ini kita terlalu menderita di bumi Malaysia ni..
sampai semua tak puas hati..
sejarah juga perlu dirombak semula kahh?

ariapersanta

ada google kan satu lagi blog, diorang claim cina jumpa amerika dulu

Nalysha

apa daa... hhuhuhuhu...

stuju dgan vandal...