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Jan 1, 1511
Protugese Seizing of Malacca
In 1511 a Portugese admiral, Alfonso de Albuqurque, led an expedition to Malaya, which resulted in the capturing of Malacca with the intentions of using the base for trading in Southeast Asia. this was the first colonial claim on Malaysia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1511 to
Malaysia/Singapore
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Malay Admiral Fled to Singapura(Singapore)
After the Portugese seized Malacca in 1511, the Malay admiral had fled to Singapura(Singapore) and established a new capital at Johor Lama, keeping a port officer in Singapura. The Portugese however destroyed this settlement in 1587, and the Island of Singapura had gone invisible for the next 2 centuries. -
Sultanate of Aceh
In 1607, the Sultanate of Aech rose as the powerful and wealthiest state in Malay archipelago. Under Iskander Muda reign he extended into the Sulatanate's control over a number of Malay States. -
The Dutch East India Company
IN the early 17th century the Dutch East India Company was established. After much conflict over who had control over the straits leading into Malacca, the Dutch had gained control in 1641 ,allied to Johor, of Malacca. -
The Bugis
The coastal Malay States were very weak and there was a huge ammount of immigration of the Bugis an ethinic group from the Southwestern Indoesia. They had escaped from Dutch colonization, the Bugis established settlements on the Malay peninsula interfering with Dutch trade. They seized control of Johor following the assasination of the last sultan in 1699. -
The British East India Company
In the ate 18th century the growth of China trade in British ships increased the British East India's company's need for bases in the Malay Region. Malay islands were used as trading ports for the Beic, however in 1786 the acquisition tof Peneang was leased from the Sultan of Keda to the British. -
british Occupation of Dutch Malacca
During the Napoleanic wars, a series of wars declared against Napolean's French Empire, the British occupied Dutch Malacca, with the consent of the Netherlands. -
British no longer in Rule
In 1815, Malacca was handed back to the Dutch and the British were no longer in Rule. -
Posting in Singapore
Hwoever after the Britih lost control to the Dutch over Malacca, British governor Sntamford Raffles looked for another trade post and in 1819 found alternative posting in Singapore from the Sultan of Johor. -
John Crawfurd and the Extension in Singapore
In 1823 John Crawfurd, one of the founding members of Singapore, singed a treaty with the Sultan to extend British posseion of most of the island. This agreement brought the island under the British law, with the provision that it would take into account Malay customs, traditions and religion. -
the Anglo Dutch Treaty of 1824
In 1824 there was much confusion between who had control over the Malay states. Hwoever the Anglo Dutch Treaty of 1824 finalized and divided the control over the Malay archipelaago between britian and the Netherlands. this led to the evacuation of the Dutch in Malacca. -
Singapore Cecedes into east India Company
In 1824 Singapore was ceded in perpetuity to the East India Company by the Sultan. -
The Crown Colony
By 1826 the British controlled Penang, malacca, Singapore, and the island of Labuan, which they established as the crown colony of the Strait Settlements. -
The Seperate Crown Colony
As Singapore continued to grow, there were more and more defficiencies in the Strait Settlements administration. The merchant's of Singapore began to agitate the British Indian Rule. The British had finally gareed to establish the Strait Settlements as a seperate Crown Colony. This was ruled by the Colonial Office in London. -
The Pangkor Treaty of 1874
This treaty was a way for the British to influence Malacca. The British created treaties to many of the Malay states, making agreeements with many of the Sultan's of these states to alow the British to install "residents", representatives of the British government, who advised the Sultans and soon after became the effective ruler's of those states. These advisors held power in everything exceptMalay religion and customs.
