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Learn about the British Malaya, a term for the Malay Peninsula and Singapore under British control from the 18th to the 20th century. Explore the history, politics, economy, and culture of this region, as well as its relations with other countries and regions.
Learn about the history and administration of Malaya, a former British colony in south-east Asia, from 1786 to 1957. Find lists of governors, rajas, and other officials of the Straits Settlements, Sarawak, Labuan, North Borneo, and the Federated and Unfederated Malay States.
- The Creation of Colonial Malaya
- Colonialism, Economic Development, and The Pluralistic Society
- World War II and Independence
- Bibliography
In 1873, when Sultan Abdullah of Perak asked for British help against his rivals, the Straits Settlements governor, Andrew Clarke (1824–1902), seized the chance to advance British interests. By the Pangkor Treaty of January 20, 1874, Abdullah gained British support in return for accepting a resident whose advice he was required to accept on all mat...
The west coast of the Malay Peninsula experienced profound economic changes as a result of colonial expansion. Ports were developed, existing towns grew larger, roads were built to the mining centers and plantation areas, and by 1910 railways stretched from Johor to Penang. Malays were outnumbered in many areas because so many Chinese and Indian la...
Malaya's independence was precipitated by the outbreak of World War II(1939–1945). Japan attacked the peninsula in late 1941, and by February 1942 Malaya and Singapore were in Japanese hands. All British officials were imprisoned, and toward the end of the war there were hints that Japan might grant Malaya independence. Anxious to win local support...
Andaya, Barbara Watson, and Leonard Y. A History of Malaysia, 2nd ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Butcher, John. The British in Malaya, 1880–1941: The Social History of a European Community in Colonial Southeast Asia. Kuala Lumpur and New York: Oxford UniversityPress, 1979. Chai Hon Chan. The Development of British Malaya 1896–1909....
Learn about British Malaya, an area around the Malay Peninsula and Singapore Strait that was colonized by the British. Find out its history, geography, economy, and political status from 1800 to 1963.
Aug 8, 2007 · The history of British involvement in Malaya goes back to 1786, when the East India Company established a trading post on Penang Island. Sir Stamford Raffles founded a British settlement on the island of Singapore in 1819 and by 1830 the British Straits Settlements also included Malacca.
The Japanese invasion during World War II ended British rule in Malaya. After the Empire of Japan was defeated by the Allies, the Malayan Union was established in 1946 and reorganized as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.
A historical overview of British colonial rule in Malaya from 1786 to 1956, written by C. Northcote Parkinson. The article explores the motives, achievements and challenges of the British in Malaya, and the role of Frank Swettenham as the main architect of the empire.
