- 15th century, the name of Lung-Ya-Yi-Kiou recorded on a chart is believed to be used by Admiral Zheng He during his visit to Malacca in 1405.
- 16th century, this remote island is also named in the maps of the time. Among Langa, Lanka, Lansura, and Langapura.
1621 , General Augustin de Beaulieu who was with King Louis XIV in France , described as Lancahui Langkawi or pepper He later wrote, "fertile ground with fruit, rice and livestock. Some rivers provide fresh water resources, forests can be viewed wide and beautiful beaches and bays and berjuraian the small islands around it."
- Langkawi Island belongs to Great Britain via Bangkok Agreement in 1909 or the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. Ralph Spencer Paget, the British Ambassador in Thailand play an important role in saving the island from further conquered Siam. During the negotiations between Britain by Siam, he was informed of Edward Henry Strobel Advisor of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Siam, which wanted to remain British-owned island of Langkawi to BritainResults on March 10, 1909 Bangkok Agreement signed in 1909 entitles the islands to Britain. In Appendix 1 attached to the Protocol Boundary Agreement Dated 10 March 1909 Day Month langkawi state of the state are as follows:
"Island known as Pulau Langkawi with small islands to the south in the middle of the strait between the island of Langkawi Terutau and all the islands south of Langkawi will be owned by Great Britain. Terutau Island and small islands to the north of the straits will remain as belonging to the middle Siam "
- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad , former Prime Minister of Malaysia on the island of Langkawi has worked as a doctor after graduating from the University of Malaya in Singapore . Since then, he would like to change the "Oath Mahsuri 7 The descendants of" a tax-free islands and world class tourism destination of the world .
