Straits Settlements

The name given to the former British crown colony which consisted of Singapore, Malacca, the Dindings, Penang, and Province Wellesley. All became part of Malaysia in 1963, and Singapore became independent in 1965.

Negeri Negeri Selat
The Straits Settlements

Colony of the United Kingdom
1826 — 1946 → →
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Singapore 1°22′N 103°48′E
Language(s)	Malay, English
Government	Monarchy
King
- 1820-1830	George IV
- 1936-1952	George VI
Governor
- 1826–1830	Robert Fullerton
- 1934-1946	Shenton Thomas
Historical era	British Empire
- Established	1826
- Succeeded	1946
Currency	Straits dollar, until 1939 Malayan dollar, from 1939

This article is part of the History of Malaysia series
Prehistoric Malaysia (40,000–2,000 BCE)
Gangga Negara (2nd–11th century CE)
Langkasuka (2nd–14th century)
Pan Pan (3rd–5th century)
Srivijaya (3rd century–1400)
Majapahit Empire (1293–1500)
Kedah Sultanate (1136–present)
Malacca Sultanate (1402–1511)
Johor Sultanate (1528–current)
Jementah Civil War (1879)
White Rajahs (1841–1946)
British Malaya (1874–1946)
Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824
Burney Treaty (1826)
Straits Settlements (1826–1946)
Larut War (1861–1874)
Klang War (1867–1874)
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
Federated Malay States (1895–1946)
Unfederated Malay States (19th century–1946)
Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909
Battle of Penang (1914)
North Borneo (1882–1963)
Mat Salleh Rebellion (1896–1900)
World War II (1941–1945)
Battle of Malaya (1941–42)
Parit Sulong Massacre (1942)
Battle of Singapore (1942)
Syburi (1942–1945)
Battle of North Borneo (1945)
Sandakan Death Marches (1945)
Malayan Union (1946–1948)
Federation of Malaya (1948–1963)
Malayan Emergency (1948–1960)
Bukit Kepong Incident (1950)
Independence Day (1957)
Federation of Malaysia (1963–present)
Operation Coldstore (1963)
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1962–1966)
Brunei Revolt (1962–1966)
Singapore in Malaysia (1963–1965)
1964 Race Riots (1964)
May 13 Incident (1969)
New Economic Policy (1971–1990)
Operation Lalang (1987)
1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis (1987–88)
Asian financial crisis (1997–98)
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The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826 as a crown colony, as opposed to the protectorates (native princely states) composing the Federated Malay States.

The governor of the Straits Settlements was also High commissioner for the Federated Malay States on the peninsula, for British North Borneo, the sultanate of Brunei and Sarawak in Borneo, and since the administration of the colony of Labuan, which for a period was vested in the British North Borneo Company, was resumed by the British government he was also governor of Labuan.

3824 4120 164,041 36,080 17,823 2667

1160 1945 98,424 106,000 38,051 2627

74 1598 19,468 72,978 1,276 93

5058 7663 281,933 215,058 57,150 5387

The population, which was 306,775 in 1871 and 423,384 in 1881, had in 1901 reached a total of 572,249.