Malayisation
![A typical Baju melayu assemble, worn together with the songket. Baju Melayu traces its origin to the 15th century Melaka Sultanate,[11] and today is one of the most important symbol of Malay culture.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Baju_Melayu4533.jpg")
![The Malays and the Javanese, hand-coloured copper engraving from Jan Huyghen van Linschoten's, Itinerario, 1596. The legend reads](/Images/godic/202501/25/Malays_and_Javanese4533.jpeg")
![A copy of Undang-Undang Melaka ('Laws of Melaka'). The Melaka system of justice as enshrined in the text was the first digest of laws, compiled in the Malay world, and became a legal resource for other major regional sultanates like Johor, Perak, Brunei, Pattani and Aceh.[22][23]](/Images/godic/202501/25/Undang-Undang_Melaka4533.jpg")
![Siti Nurhaliza, the most prominent Malay pop star of her era, performing in full traditional Malay costume. She is credited with having introduced and popularised the Malay traditional pop culture throughout the Malay world.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Siti_Nurhaliza_-_KLIFF_084533.jpg")
Malayisation is a process of assimilation and acculturation, that involves acquisition (Malay:Masuk Melayu, literally "embracing Malayness") or imposition (Malay:Pemelayuan or Melayuisasi) of elements of Malay culture, in particular, Islam and Malay language, as experienced by non-Malay populations of territories controlled or substantially influenced by historical Malay sultanates and modern Malay-speaking countries. It is often described as a process of civilisational expansion, drawing a wide range of indigenous peoples into the Muslim, Malay-speaking polities of Maritime Southeast Asia.