Straits Settlement of Malacca

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Straits Settlement of Malacca

British Colony


1824 – 1946

Flag of Malacca

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Location of Malacca
British Malacca
Capital Malacca Town
2°11′N 102°23′E
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 March1824
 - Japanese occupation 1942-1945
 - British control restored 1945
 - Malayan Union 1 April1946
 - 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.

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