Unfederated Malay States
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The Unfederated Malay States in blue, the FMS in yellow and British Straits Settlements in red
The Unfederated Malay States were five Malay states, namely
Together the states were not a single entity but merely a category to describe those states which were not Federated Malay States or Straits Settlements.
Johore accepted a treaty of protection in 1885 and eventually succumbed under pressure to accept a British Advisor in 1904.
Under the Bangkok Treaty of 1909, Siam (as Thailand was once known) transferred whatever rights or power over the northern Malay states (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis) to the United Kingdom. The British later imposed treaties similar to the Federated Malay States towards these northern states.
The chief officer of the British colonial administration was called the "advisor". In contrast to the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States enjoyed greater autonomy.
The de facto official language of the Unfederated Malay States was Malay with Jawi script.
They later joined with the other states to form the Malayan Union, and are now part of Malaysia.
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| Malaya: The Straits Settlements (1826-1946) | The Federated Malay States (1895-1946) | The Unfederated Malay States (19th century-1946) Borneo: Sultanate of Brunei (1888-1984) | Kingdom of Sarawak (1841-1941) | British North Borneo (1882-1963) |
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