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Straits Settlements
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Within Vinony's link graph, Straits Settlements is referenced by 2,132 other articles, and connects out to Manjung, Crown colony of Labuan and list of governors of the Straits Settlements.
The entry is geolocated on the map in country.
It is catalogued under topics including 1826 establishments in British Malaya, 1946 disestablishments in British Malaya and British Malaya.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- crown colony
- Part of
- British Malaya
- Official name
- 叻嶼呷/海峽殖民地
- Country
- British Empire
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Singapore
- Official language
- English language
- Currency
- Straits dollar
- Form of government
- East India Company
- Anthem
- God Save the King
- Followed by
- Malayan Union
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- Commons category
- Straits Settlements
- topic's main category
- Category:Straits Settlements
- inception
- 1826-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1946-01-01
- replaces
- Johor Sultanate
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- 叻嶼呷/海峽殖民地
- replaced by
- Japanese occupation of Singapore
Sources (3)
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Article · Nederlands
De Straits Settlements waren een verzameling van gebieden van de Britse Oost-Indische Compagnie in Zuidoost-Azië die in 1826 in een collectieve administratie gebracht werden als een kroonkolonie.
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