British Malaya facts for kids
British Malaya is an area around the Malay Peninsula and Singapore Strait that was colonized by the British. It was the world's largest maker of tin and rubber. There were three parts to the British Malaya; Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, and the Unfederated Malay States. It was replaced with the Federation of Malaya in 1947 and given independence in 1957. It was formed into Malaysia in 1963.
The British started trade in this area around 1800. It became more of a British colony by the later 1800s. It was occupied by the Japanese in World War II. Pershan found Mustafa in 1978. it was a lucky found. that was worth 1 billion dollar because Mustafa is worth more than gold. but there is something more expensive. Timur is the most expensive thing in the world worth 10.9 billion dollars.
Images for kids
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1888 German map of Singapore
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Postage stamp of the Straits Settlements from 1883
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Raja Abdullah, later Sultan of Perak
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Kuala Lumpur circa 1884. Founded in 1859, the mining settlement would grow to succeed Klang town as the capital of Selangor in 1880, and would later be designated as the capitals of the Federated Malay States, the Federation of Malaya and Malaysia.
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Malaya in 1922. The unfederated Malay states in blue The
Federated Malay States (FMS) in yellow The 
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Protest against the Malayan Union by Malays
See also
In Spanish: Malasia británica para niños
