Friday 10 June 2016

British Malaya


By cmglee, Wdcf and Uwe Dedering -


Abbreviations:
British East India Company (BEIC)
Dutch East India Company (DEIC)
Federated Malay States (FMS)
Unfederated Malay Stated (UnFMS)
Federation of Malaya (FoM)
Federal Territory (FT)
Kuala Lumpur (KL)
Straits Settlements (SS)

Meanings:
Meaning of annexed: added, tambah
Meaning of ceded: yield, beri, dipisahkan


British Malaya
  • 1790: Kedah ceded Penang to BEIC (this is on British records, but is a wrong fact)
  •           Penang was stolen from Sultan Kedah (this is what the Malay populace hold true)
  •           Francis Light cheated Sultan Kedah
  •           There was no paper document signed to give away Penang to Francis Light
  •           Sultan Kedah never gave Penang (island) to Francis Light
  • 1824: Holland ceded Malacca to BEIC
  •           Dutch Malacca became British Malacca
  • 2 August 1824: Singapore became a British Colony
  • 1826: The SS was established under the control of the BEIC
  • 1 April 1867: The SS became a Crown Colony
  • 1895: FMS = Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak and Selangor
  •           UnFMS = Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu
  • 30 October 1906: Labuan joined the SS
  • 1 April 1946: FMS, UnFMS, Malacca and Penang formed the Malayan Union
  • 1 April 1946: Labuan annexed to Singapore, and became the Crown Colony of Singapore
  • 31 January 1948: Reformed as the FoM
  •                             The Malay States became British Protectorates
  •                             Malacca and Penang remained British Colonies
  • 31 August 1957: The FoM granted independence within the British Commonwealth
  • 3 June 1959: Singapore granted self-governance
  • August 1963: Singapore declared independence
  • 16 September 1963: FoM, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak merged to form Malaysia
  • 9 August 1965: Singapore expelled from Malaysia (Singapore wanted its own rule)
  • 1 February 1974: KL FT ceded from Selangor
  • 16 April 1984: Labuan FT ceded from Sabah
  • 1 February 2001: Putrajaya FT ceded from Selangor

British Borneo:
  • 1841: Brunei ceded Sarawak to the White Rajah Dynasty of Sarawak
  • 1846: Brunei ceded Labuan to Britain
  • 1848: Labuan became a Crown Colony
  • 1882: Sabah governed by British North Borneo Company
  • 1888: Sabah became British North Borneo protectorate
  • 1 January 1890: Labuan annexed to North Borneo
  • 30 October 1906: Labuan joined the SS
  • 1 April 1946: Labuan annexed to Singapore, which became the Crown Colony of Singapore
  • 1 July 1946: The Rajah ceded Sarawak to the British Crown
  • 15 July 1946: Labuan annexed to North Borneo, which became the Crown Colony of British North Borneo
  • 3 June 1959: Singapore granted self-governance
  • 22 July 1963: Sarawak granted independence
  • 31 August 1963: British North Borneo granted self-governance

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