Occupation of Penang by Japan

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Post-war decolonization
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials and museums
gptkbp:consequences Human rights abuses
gptkbp:culturalEvents Japanese_language_and_customs
gptkbp:culturalImpact Japanese_influence_on_local_culture
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and literature
gptkbp:documentedIn Historical records
gptkbp:duration 3 years and 8 months
gptkbp:economicImpact Disruption of local economy
gptkbp:finaleDate August 1945
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of occupation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Colonial_legacy_in_Malaysia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Occupation of Penang by Japan
gptkbp:impact Japanese_military_administration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Japanese_expansionism
gptkbp:internationalClassification Allied_forces'_counter-offensive
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Battle_of_Penang
gptkbp:launchDate December 1941
gptkbp:legacy Impact_on_Malaysian_nationalism
gptkbp:location Penang, Malaysia
gptkbp:militaryRank Guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:militaryService Martial law
gptkbp:notableFeature Return_to_British_rule
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Yamashita_Tomoyuki
gptkb:Tan_Cheng_Lock
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:population Displacement of local population
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Malaya
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
Fall of Singapore
gptkbp:relatedPatent Colonialism
Resistance movements
World_War_II_history
Southeast_Asian_history
Malaysian_history
Japanese_military_history
gptkbp:significance Strategic_location_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Malayan_Union
gptkbp:waterManagement gptkb:Malayan_People's_Anti-Japanese_Army