Flag of the Federated Malay States
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The Flag of the Federated Malay States was a colonial-era banner used from 1895 to 1946 in British Malaya, featuring four equal stripes of red, white, black, and yellow with a central emblem symbolizing the federation of its constituent Malay states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the Federated Malay States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Federated Malay States Context triple: [Jalur Gemilang, relatedTo, Flag of the Federated Malay States]
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A.
Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
The Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak was the distinctive colonial-era banner of the Brooke dynasty’s White Rajah rule in Borneo, featuring a yellow field with a central red and black cross.
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B.
Flag of the Malayan Union
The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.
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C.
Flag of Perak
The Flag of Perak is the official state flag of Perak, Malaysia, featuring horizontal bands of white, yellow, and black that symbolize the Sultan, the royal family, and the people.
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D.
Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
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E.
Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Federated Malay States Target entity description: The Flag of the Federated Malay States was a colonial-era banner used from 1895 to 1946 in British Malaya, featuring four equal stripes of red, white, black, and yellow with a central emblem symbolizing the federation of its constituent Malay states.
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A.
Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
The Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak was the distinctive colonial-era banner of the Brooke dynasty’s White Rajah rule in Borneo, featuring a yellow field with a central red and black cross.
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B.
Flag of the Malayan Union
The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.
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C.
Flag of Perak
The Flag of Perak is the official state flag of Perak, Malaysia, featuring horizontal bands of white, yellow, and black that symbolize the Sultan, the royal family, and the people.
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D.
Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
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E.
Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith | colonial-era Malaya ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial flags of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Flags introduced in 1895 ⓘ Flags of former countries ⓘ |
| country | Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| designedFor |
federation of Malay states
ⓘ
linked to:
Federated Malay States
|
| endUse | 1946 ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| hasDesign | four equal horizontal stripes ⓘ |
| hasEmblem | central emblem symbolizing the federation ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Malay Peninsula ⓘ |
| predecessor | individual flags of Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flag of Malaysia
ⓘ
Flags of the Malay states ⓘ |
| startUse | 1895 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| stripeColorOrder | red-white-yellow-black ⓘ |
| successor | Flag of the Malayan Union ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
federation of Negeri Sembilan
ⓘ
linked to:
Negeri Sembilan
federation of Pahang ⓘ federation of Perak ⓘ federation of Selangor ⓘ unity of the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
linked to:
British imperial administration
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| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
early World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| usedIn | British Malaya ⓘ |
| usedOn |
government buildings
ⓘ
official documents ⓘ ships registered in the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| usedUnder | British Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of the Federated Malay States Description of subject: The Flag of the Federated Malay States was a colonial-era banner used from 1895 to 1946 in British Malaya, featuring four equal stripes of red, white, black, and yellow with a central emblem symbolizing the federation of its constituent Malay states.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jalur Gemilang (precursor of Malaysia’s flag)