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former group of British territories located in the Far East, with its capital in Singapore

Key facts

Status
Division within Bengal Presidency (1826–1867) Crown colony (1867–1946)
Capital
George Town , (1826–1832) , Singapore , (1832–1946)
Official languages
English
Common languages
English Malay Chinese Tamil
Government
Monarchy
1826 1830 first
George IV
1936 1946 last
George VI
1934 1946 last
Shenton Thomas
Historical era
British Empire
Anglo dutch treaty
17 March 1824
Converted to crown colony
1 April 1867
Labuan incorporated
1 January 1907
Japanese invasion of malaya and beginnin
8 December 1941
Fall of singapore
15 February 1942
Formal surrender by japan to british mil
12 September 1945
Federated into the malayan union and the
1 April 1946
Labuan to crown colony of north borneo
15 July 1946
Currency
Straits dollar (1898–1939), Malayan dollar (1939–1946)

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