Straits Settlement of Malacca

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Melaka Straits Settlement of Malacca British colony ← 1824 – 1946 → Flag British Malacca Capital Malacca Town Language(s) Malay, English Political structure Colony Monarchs  - 1825-1830 George IV  - 1837-1901 Victoria  - 1936-1846 George VI Residents-Councillor  - 1825 Walter Sewell Cracroft  - 1956-1957 Maurice John Hayward (acting) Japanese Governors  - 1942-1944 Ken Tsurumi  - 1944-1945 Takeo Kinukawa Historical era Imperialism  - Anglo-Dutch Treaty 17 March, 1824  - Japanese occupation 1942-1945  - British control restored 1945  - Malayan Union 1 April, 1946  - Federation of Malaya 31 January 1948 Currency Straits Dollar Malayan Dollar

The Straits Settlement of Malacca was colony within the British Empire from 1825 to 1946 when it joined the Malayan Union. The colony was established by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and during World War II it was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945. In the year 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj held a meeting with the British to get independence; the British agreed. On 31 August 1957, Malacca (soon to be renamed Melaka) gained its independence as part of the Federation of Malaya.