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Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlement after it was moved from George Town in 1832.
Singapore Infopedia. The Straits Settlements, comprising Penang, Malacca and Singapore, was an administrative unit of the East India Company (1826–1867) and later the British Colonial Office (1867–1946). It was formed in 1826 as a presidency under the administration of the East India Company in India.
Singapore was the last settlement to fall on 15 February, following the Battle of Singapore. The Straits Settlements, along with the rest of the Malay Peninsula, remained under Japanese occupation until the end of the war in August 1945.
Straits Settlements, former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca, comprising four trade centres, Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan, established or taken over by the British East India Company. The British settlement at Penang was founded in 1786, at Singapore in 1819; Malacca,
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After the Straits Settlements was dissolved on 1 April 1946, Singapore together with the Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, became a separate crown colony, while Penang and Malacca joined the new Malayan Union. [2] Labuan was briefly annexed to Singapore before becoming a part of the new colony of British North Borneo in July 1946.
Singapore in the Straits Settlementsrefers to a period in the history of Singaporebetween 1826 and 1942, during which Singaporewas part of the Straits Settlementstogether with Penangand Malacca. Singapore was the capitaland the seat of governmentof the Straits Settlement after it was moved from George Townin 1832. [1]
The Straits Settlements Records (SSR) are a collection of documents relating to British administration of the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946, which initially comprised of Singapore, Penang, Malacca. Also coming under the Straits Settlements were Cocos Island in 1886, Christmas Island in 1900, Dindings in 1874 and Labuan in 1906.
