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February 1895 – Pudu Prison in final construction stage and completed at the same year and used as the central prison in Selangor and Federated Malay States. [1] The first governor of Pudu Prison was Lt. Col. J.A.B. Ellen. 1:2. Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895–1946)
1895: Terusan Wan Mat Saman was built by the Prime Minister of Kedah, connecting Alor Setar with Gurun, the longest aqueduct in Malaysia. 1895: Undang-undang Tubuh Kerajaan Johor was introduced by Sultan Abu Bakar, the first written constitution in Malaysia. 1896
The Federated Malay States (FMS, Malay: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو برسکوتو) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and which lasted until 1946.
[2] [8] In 1963, the Federation was reconstituted as "Malaysia" when it federated with the British territories of Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo; a claim to the latter territory was maintained by the Philippines. [9] [10] Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [11]
The ancestors of the present-day population of Malaysia entered the area in multiple waves during prehistoric and historical times. [5] [6] Hinduism and Buddhism from India and China dominated early regional history, reaching their peak from the 7th to the 13th centuries during the reign of the Sumatra-based Srivijaya civilisation.
This became the accepted model for the future Federation of Malaya and ultimately Malaysia. By 1910 the British had established seven polities on the Malay Peninsula – the Straits Settlements , the Federated Malay States and the standalone protectorates of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor.
Abdul Rahman in 1937. Born at Seri Menanti on August 24, 1895, [1] he was the second son of Tuanku Muhammad ibni Tuanku Antah, first Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan and seventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti (1888–1933) by his second wife, Tunku Puan Chik.
Unlike the other Malay states under British protection, however, Johor remained outside of the Federated Malay States (formed in 1895). Under the Bangkok Treaty of 1909 , Siam transferred its rights over Kelantan , Terengganu , Kedah , and Perlis to the United Kingdom. [ 1 ]