malaysia
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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Federated Malay States
Malayan Union
Federation of Malaya (Protectorate)
Federation of Malaya
Malaysia
Establishment
July 1896: In 1896, Pahang, a territory under British protection, became part of the Federated Malay States. This decision was made by Sir Frank Swettenham, the British Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, and Sultan Ahmad Muazzam Shah of Pahang.
July 1896: In 1896, Negeri Sembilan became part of the Federated Malay States under the British Protectorate. This decision was made by Sir Frank Swettenham, the Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, and Tuanku Muhammad Shah, the ruling monarch of Negeri Sembilan at that time.
July 1896: In 1896, Selengor (GB Pr.) became part of the Federated Malay States.
July 1896: In 1896, Perak, a British protectorate in Malaya, became part of the Federated Malay States. This decision was made by Sir Frank Swettenham, the British Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, and Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I of Perak.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)
Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.
1.1.1.Malayan Campaign
Was a military campaign of Japan against British Malaya that ended with the expulsion of the British forces from the area.
December 1941: Japanese occupation of Malaya.
December 1941: Japanese conquest of Krah.
December 1941: During World War II, Penang was occupied by Japan on December 19, 1941.
December 1941: Japanese conquest of Kuala Kongsar.
December 1941: Perak is occupied by Japan.
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Kuantan.
January 1942: Pahang was occupied by Japan.
January 1942: Selangor, Putraja and Kuala Lumpur are occupied by Japan.
January 1942: Japanese conquest of Endau.
February 1942: End of the Malayan Campaign. Japanese forces control Malaysia.
July 1909: A British protectorate (an unfederated Malay state) is established in Terengganu.
January 1910: The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 forced Siam to relinquish its southern Malay vassal states of Kelantan, Trengganu, and Monthon Syburi to Great Britain.
April 1946: Malaysia joins Malay Union.
April 1946: Kelantan became part of the Malayan Union in 1946.
July 1946: The Crown Colony of North Borneo was established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration in the area.
February 1948: Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the Malayan Union was reorganized as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.
August 1957: Independence of Malaya.
September 1963: Malaysia was formed when the federation united with the Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak Crown Colonies.
September 1963: Malaysia was formed on September 16, 1963, when the Federation of Malaya united with the Crown Colonies of Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah), and Sarawak. This was part of the decolonization process in Southeast Asia.
August 1965: Singapore became the first and only modern country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
Selected Sources
British Land and Air Dispositions, 7 December 1941 and Japanese Centrifugal Offensive Dec.1941 - Jan. 1942 . United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://www.westpoint.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Asia/ww2%2520asia%2520map%252007.jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.25
