British Malaya

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkbp:area approximately 132,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:breeding_behavior gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kuala_Lumpur
gptkbp:climate Tropical rainforest climate
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Malayan_Communist_Party_insurgency
Ethnic tensions
Anti-colonial movements
gptkbp:cultural_influence Indian culture
Malay culture
Chinese culture
gptkbp:currency Straits dollar
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1957
gptkbp:education_system British-style education
gptkbp:established gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Malays
gptkb:Indians
Chinese
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Batu_Caves
gptkb:Malacca_Sultanate
gptkb:George_Town
gptkb:Kuala_Lumpur_Railway_Station
gptkb:Petronas_Towers
gptkbp:geography gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Peninsular_Malaysia
gptkb:Straits_of_Malacca
gptkbp:government_type Colonial administration
gptkbp:historical_documentation Federation of Malaya Agreement (1948)
Independence of Malaya Act (1957)
Malayan Union proposal (1946)
gptkbp:historical_event Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Malaya
gptkbp:major_industry Tin mining
Palm oil production
Rubber production
gptkbp:natural_resources gptkb:Tin
gptkb:Rubber
Palm oil
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Tunku_Abdul_Rahman
gptkb:Lim_Yew_Hock
gptkb:Tan_Cheng_Lock
gptkb:Lee_Kuan_Yew
gptkb:S._Rajaratnam
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:population approximately 6 million (1950s)
gptkbp:transportation Railways
Ports
Road networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4