The Unfederated Malay States
Prior to the Anglo-Siamese Treaty in 1909, Siam had suzerainty over the northern Malay states. The British takeover of the northern states, which began with the 1902 Anglo-Siamese Agreement, was completed by the 1909 treaty. British Advisers were appointed to Perlis, Kedah and Kelantan in 1909, and Terengganu in 1918. Johor, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, enjoyed a special relationship with Britain—friendship rather than dependency—during the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar. However, under his successor, Sultan Ibrahim, relations were not so cordial and a General Adviser was appointed to the state in 1910.
- Information in the full article includes
- The northern states
- British intervention
- British Advisers
