Example sentences for: perak

How can you use “perak” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Prosperity was based entirely on the entrepot trade: handling textiles from India, spices from Indonesia, silk and porcelain from China, gold and pepper from Sumatra, camphor from Borneo, sandalwood from Timor, and Malay tin from Perak.

  • The silversmith’s centuries-old skills, originally developed at the court of Perak, are continued today in rural Kelantan.

  • With the Dutch concentrating once more on Java and the Moluccas in the 18th century, the Bugis took advantage of the vacuum by raiding Perak and Kedah, imposing their chieftains in Selangor and becoming the power behind the throne in Johor.

  • Sayong pottery, from Perak, has a glossy black color.

  • A Federation of Malay States — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang — was proclaimed in 1896 to coordinate an economic and administrative organization.


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