<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKufikia mwaka 1500, Melaka lilikuwa bandari kuu ya Asia ya Kusini-Mashariki, likivutia wafanyabiashara Wachina, Wahindi, Wajwani, na Waarabu kutoka bandari ya Pasai huko Sumatra.  <response>: By 1500, Melaka had become the leading port in Southeast Asia, drawing Chinese, Indian, Javanese, and Arab merchants away from the hitherto vital port of Pasai in Sumatra. 