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To understand this change in government, it is essential to recognise how much the ‘old’ features of Malaysia’s political system persist. The new Perikatan Nasional (National Alliance) coalition opportunistically used legal means to grab power, making Muhyiddin Yassin the country’s eighth prime minister allied with the 1MDB scandal-tainted United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Malaysia has experienced a dramatic political transition as conservative political parties return to government. ‘Old Malaysia’ triumphs for now 7 March 2020Īuthor: Bridget Welsh, University of Nottingham Malaysia and National Taiwan University Lastly, the North is the largest of the seven kingdoms, and it is called Winterfell.Īnother continent, Essos is further south and the weather is hotter and it is a region made up of several free city-states.īonus: A spectacular dragon skull the size of a double-decker bus appeared to have been washed up on Charmouth beach on Dorset’s Jurassic coast in the United Kingdom.Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific

To the islands’ diametric right, we have The Vale, a high mountainous region. The seas around the islands are very stormy and destructive and have also destroyed and eroded most of the Pyke castle. The islands to the west are called the Iron Islands.

The region in the center of the continent is called Riverlands, a medley of plains, hills, forests, and numerous rivers. To the west, you have the Westerland, a mountainous region with gold and silver mines. The capital city of Westeros, King’s Landing, is in the Waters region. Above it is Crownlands (Waters), the seat of the Iron Throne. This one is a rocky and marshy land and also contains many forests. It is separated from the rest of Westeros by Red Hills. To the west, you have The Reach. It is the most fertile region in the continent.Ībove Dorne, you have the Stormlands. Everybody and every kingdom and city-states are fighting everyone else to gain control of the entire Westeros and the seven kingdoms.Įveryone wants to either sit on the Iron Throne or be in a good relationship with the person sitting on the Iron Throne.Īt the very bottom of Westeros, you have Dorne.

The story’s main focus is on Westeros and King’s Landing (pictured above). The world of Game of Thrones is divided into four major landmasses divided into seven kingdoms.ĭubrovnik, Croatia / Photo by Hans Permana CC BY-NC 2.0 Photo by twipzdeeauxilia CC BY SA 2.0 Game of Thrones Maps Below you have Game of Thrones Westeros map of all the Houses: Stark, Lannister, Tyrell, Martell, Baratheon, Arryn, Mormons, Tully, Targaryen, and Greyjoy. Beautiful maps of Westeros and the rest of the known world as shown in Game of Thrones.