Malayan Union (1946–1948)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Malayan_Union_(1946–1948)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kuala_Lumpur
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Malayan_dollar
gptkbp:dissolved 31 January 1948
widespread opposition from Malay nationalists
gptkbp:established 1 April 1946
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Malayan_Union
gptkbp:governmentType unitary state
gptkbp:highCommissioner Edward Gent
gptkbp:includesState Johor
Kedah
Kelantan
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
Pahang
Penang
Perak
Perlis
Selangor
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malay
English
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_Malays_National_Organisation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Military_Administration_(Malaya)
gptkbp:purpose to simplify administration of British Malaya
gptkbp:status gptkb:British_colony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Federation_of_Malaya
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sultanate_of_Perak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malayan Union (1946–1948)