British Malaya

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former British colony historical political entity

British Malaya was a group of British-controlled territories on the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands that became a major center of rubber and tin production before forming the core of modern Malaysia.

Aliases (4)

Malaya ×4
Federated Malay States ×2
British Malaya (in a broad sense) ×1
British colonial authorities in Malaya ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former British colony → historical political entity →
capital	Singapore →
colonialPower	United Kingdom →
colonialStatus	protectorate and crown colony combination →
coreOf	Malaysia →
country	United Kingdom →
currency	Malayan dollar → Straits dollar →
demographics	ethnically diverse population →
economyBasedOn	mining → plantation agriculture →
endCause	independence of the Federation of Malaya →
endTime	1957 →
ethnicGroup	Chinese → Indians → Malays →
followedBy	Federation of Malaya → Malaysia →
governmentType	British colonial administration →
hasPart	Federated Malay States → Johor → Kedah → Kelantan → Negeri Sembilan → Pahang → Perak → Perlis → Selangor → Straits Settlements → Straits Settlements of Malacca → Straits Settlements of Penang → Straits Settlements of Singapore → Terengganu → Unfederated Malay States →
historicalRegion	Malaya →
language	English → Malay →
locatedIn	British Empire → Malay Peninsula → Southeast Asia →
majorExport	rubber → tin →
partOf	British Empire → British colonial empire in Asia →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam →
significantEvent	Japanese occupation during World War II → Malayan Union proposal of 1946 → Pangkor Treaty of 1874 → establishment of the Straits Settlements in 1826 → formation of the Federated Malay States in 1895 → formation of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 →
startTime	late 18th century →
strategicImportance	control of Malacca Strait →
usedFor	rubber production → tin production →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kedah → Perak → Straits Settlements ("British Malaya (in a broad sense)") → Unfederated Malay States →	partOf
Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps → Malayan Communist Party → Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps →	country
British Empire → British Malaya ("Federated Malay States") →	hasPart
Asia (colonial possessions) → Asia (colonial possessions) ("Federated Malay States") →	includes
Battle of Malaya → Japanese occupation of Malaya ("Malaya") →	location
Thomas Stamford Raffles →	associatedWith
Dutch East Indies →	borderedBy
British Empire ("Malaya") →	coloniser
Battle of Singapore ("Malaya") →	countryInvolved
Lai Teck →	countryOfActivity
Chin Peng →	countryOfCitizenship
Malaya and British Borneo dollar →	countryOrRegionUsed
Federation of Malaya →	createdFrom
Anti-British National Liberation War ("British colonial authorities in Malaya") →	hasBelligerent
Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps →	operatedIn
South East Asia Command →	participatingCountry
Malayan Emergency →	place
Michael Gough →	placeOfBirth
ABDA Command ("Malaya") →	regionOfResponsibility
Tomoyuki Yamashita →	theaterOfOperations
Malay Peninsula →	wasPartOf