Straits Settlements, collective name for certain former British colonies in Southeast Asia. The three British East India Company territories of Pinang Pinang or Penang (both: pənăng`), state (1991 pop. 1,065,075), c.
..... Click the link for more information. , Singapore Singapore (sĭng`gəpôr, sĭng`ə–, sĭng'gəpôr`)
..... Click the link for more information. , and Malacca (see Melaka Melaka or Malacca (1991 pop. 112,873). Until the 17th cent., Malacca was one of the leading commercial centers of SE Asia. It was founded c.1400 by a Malay prince who had been driven from Singapore after a brief reign there.
..... Click the link for more information. ) were given a unified administration in 1826 and called the Straits Settlements. The company was dissolved in 1858, and the territories were placed under the jurisdiction of the India Office. In 1867 the Straits Settlements became a crown colony administered by the Colonial Office. Labuan Labuan (ləb
`ən, lä'b
..... Click the link for more information. , which had been made a dependency of Singapore in 1906, was constituted a fourth Settlement in 1912. (Christmas Island Christmas Island, tropical island (2001 pop. 1,508), 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean c.200 mi (320 km) S of Java.
..... Click the link for more information. and the Cocos Islands Cocos Islands (kō`kōs) or Keeling Islands,
..... Click the link for more information. had been made dependencies of Singapore in 1889 and 1903, respectively.) The Straits Settlement crown colony was dissolved in 1946; Singapore with its dependencies became a separate crown colony, and Pinang and Malacca were included in the Malayan Union, which became the Federation of Malaya in 1948, now Malaysia West Malaysia, also called Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya (1990 est. pop. 14,400,000), 50,700 sq mi (131,313 sq km), on the Malay Peninsula and coextensive with the former Federation of Malaya, comprising the states of Perlis , Kedah , Pinang , Perak , Kelantan , Terengganu , Pahang
..... Click the link for more information. .
Straits Settlements
..... Click the link for more information. , Singapore Singapore (sĭng`gəpôr, sĭng`ə–, sĭng'gəpôr`)
..... Click the link for more information. , and Malacca (see Melaka Melaka or Malacca (1991 pop. 112,873). Until the 17th cent., Malacca was one of the leading commercial centers of SE Asia. It was founded c.1400 by a Malay prince who had been driven from Singapore after a brief reign there.
..... Click the link for more information. ) were given a unified administration in 1826 and called the Straits Settlements. The company was dissolved in 1858, and the territories were placed under the jurisdiction of the India Office. In 1867 the Straits Settlements became a crown colony administered by the Colonial Office. Labuan Labuan (ləb
`ən, lä'b..... Click the link for more information. , which had been made a dependency of Singapore in 1906, was constituted a fourth Settlement in 1912. (Christmas Island Christmas Island, tropical island (2001 pop. 1,508), 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean c.200 mi (320 km) S of Java.
..... Click the link for more information. and the Cocos Islands Cocos Islands (kō`kōs) or Keeling Islands,
..... Click the link for more information. had been made dependencies of Singapore in 1889 and 1903, respectively.) The Straits Settlement crown colony was dissolved in 1946; Singapore with its dependencies became a separate crown colony, and Pinang and Malacca were included in the Malayan Union, which became the Federation of Malaya in 1948, now Malaysia West Malaysia, also called Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya (1990 est. pop. 14,400,000), 50,700 sq mi (131,313 sq km), on the Malay Peninsula and coextensive with the former Federation of Malaya, comprising the states of Perlis , Kedah , Pinang , Perak , Kelantan , Terengganu , Pahang
..... Click the link for more information. .
Straits Settlements
Former British crown colony, on the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia. It comprised three trade centres, Penang, Singapore, and Malacca, which were established or taken over by Britain's East India Company. They were made a British crown colony in 1867. Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, and Labuan were added in the early 20th century. Occupied by the Japanese during World War II, the colony was broken up in 1946 when Singapore became a separate colony. The remaining parts were ultimately ceded to Australia and Malaysia.
Straits Settlements
(formerly) a British crown colony of SE Asia that included Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Labuan, and some smaller islands
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