Unfederated Malay States

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The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British protectorate
former political entity
historical region
administrativeStatus non-federated
colonialPower United Kingdom
country British Empire
currency Straits dollar
distinctFrom Straits Settlements
endTime 1946
followedBy Malayan Union
hadEconomyBasedOn agriculture
rubber production
tin mining
hasCapital Alor Setar
Johor Bahru
Kangar
Kota Bharu
Kuala Terengganu
hasGovernmentForm constitutional monarchy
traditional monarchy under British protection
hasLegalStatus protectorate rather than colony
hasMember Johor
Kedah
Kelantan
Perlis
Terengganu
hasSovereign Raja of Perlis
Sultan of Johor
Sultan of Kedah
Sultan of Kelantan
Sultan of Terengganu
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
languageUsed English
Malay
legacy part of modern Malaysia
locatedIn Malay Peninsula
Southeast Asia
maintained separate administration from Federated Malay States
mergedInto Malayan Union
partOf British Malaya
British India
surface form: British colonial empire in Asia
politicalStatus British-protected sultanates
religion Islam
separateFrom Federated Malay States
startTime 1909
subjectTo British advisor system

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British Malaya hasPart Unfederated Malay States
Asia (colonial possessions) includes Unfederated Malay States
Japanese occupation of Malaya appliesToJurisdiction Unfederated Malay States
Federation of Malaya createdFrom Unfederated Malay States
Straits dollar usedIn Unfederated Malay States
Kedah wasPartOf Unfederated Malay States
Kelantan historicalStatus Unfederated Malay States
this entity surface form: Unfederated Malay State
Hussein Onn placeOfBirth Unfederated Malay States
Malayan Union precededBy Unfederated Malay States
Anglo-Siamese agreements on frontier delimitation appliesToTerritory Unfederated Malay States
this entity surface form: Northern Malay States