Unfederated Malay States

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British protectorate former political entity historical region

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.

Aliases (1)

Unfederated Malay State ×1

Statements (47)

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 colonial empire in Asia →
politicalStatus	British-protected sultanates →
religion	Islam →
separateFrom	Federated Malay States →
startTime	1909 →
subjectTo	British advisor system →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese occupation of Malaya →	appliesToJurisdiction
Federation of Malaya →	createdFrom
British Malaya →	hasPart
Kelantan ("Unfederated Malay State") →	historicalStatus
Asia (colonial possessions) →	includes
Straits dollar →	usedIn
Kedah →	wasPartOf