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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical territory
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 1,000 square miles
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Singapore
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Malacca
Labuan
Penang
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gptkbp:culturalInfluence
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British_culture
Chinese_culture
Indian_culture
Malay_culture
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gptkbp:currency
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Straits dollar
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1946
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gptkbp:established
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1826
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:World_War_II_occupation
post-war reconstruction
decolonization
Japanese_invasion
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:South_China_Sea
gptkb:Andaman_Sea
Straits of Malacca
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gptkbp:governedBy
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British_colonial_administration
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Independence_of_Singapore
Formation of the Federation of Malaya
Formation of the Straits Settlements
Establishment_of_Singapore_as_a_port
Formation_of_the_Malayan_Union
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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trade hub
strategic naval base
cultural melting pot
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Straits Settlements
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Tamil
Chinese
English
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:John_Crawfurd
gptkb:Sir_Frank_Swettenham
gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Low
gptkb:William_Farquhar
gptkb:Sir_Stamford_Raffles
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:population
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over 1 million (in 1940s)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Malaya
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