Malayan Union

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political entity
gptkbp:area approximately 153,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital Kuala Lumpur
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Malayan_dollar
gptkbp:dissolved 1948
ethnic tensions
political unrest
opposition_from_Malay_rulers
gptkbp:established 1946
gptkbp:governmentType constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:historical_significance first attempt to unify the Malay states
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malayan Union
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_rule
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Sir_Edward_Gent
gptkbp:language gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:population approximately 3 million
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Malaya
gptkbp:related_to Malayan Emergency
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Malayan_Union_Agreement
establishment of a central government
first elections held in 1947
introduction of citizenship laws
formation_of_the_United_Malays_National_Organization_(UMNO)
formation_of_the_Malayan_Union_Council
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Federation_of_Malaya
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Johor
gptkb:Kedah
gptkb:Malacca
gptkb:Perlis
gptkb:Pahang
Kelantan
Perak
Selangor
Penang
Terengganu
Negeri Sembilan