Straits Settlements

Straits Settlements
1826–1946
Flag (1904–1925) Coat of arms
Anthem: "God Save the King" (1826–1837; 1901–1942; 1945–1946) "God Save the Queen" (1837–1901)
Malaya in 1922:   Unfederated Malay States: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Terengganu   Federated Malay States: Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Pahang, Perak   Straits Settlements: Malacca, Penang, Singapore, Dinding
Status	Division within Bengal Presidency (1826–1867) Crown colony (1867–1946)
Capital	George Town (1826–1832)[1] Singapore (1832–1946)[2]
Official languages	English
Common languages	English Malay Chinese Tamil
Government	Monarchy
Monarch
• 1826–1830 (first)	George IV
• 1936–1946 (last)	George VI
Governor
• 1826–1830 (first)	Robert Fullerton
• 1934–1946 (last)	Shenton Thomas
Historical era	British Empire
• Anglo-Dutch Treaty	17 March 1824
• Established under East India Co. rule	1826
• Converted to Crown colony	1 April 1867
• Labuan incorporated	1 January 1907
• Fall of Singapore	15 February 1942
• Formal surrender by Japan to British Military Administration	12 September 1945
• Federated into the Malayan Union and the Colony of Singapore	1 April 1946
• Labuan to Crown Colony of North Borneo	15 July 1946
Currency	Straits dollar (1898–1939) Malayan dollar (1939–1946)
Preceded by Succeeded by History of Penang Founding years of modern Singapore Dutch Malacca Dindings Johor Sultanate Malayan Union Colony of Singapore Colony of Malacca Colony of Penang Bengal Presidency
Today part of	Malaysia Australia Singapore

The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under British Raj control in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of the Second World War and the Japanese occupation, the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's reorganisation of its Southeast Asian dependencies in the area.

The Straits Settlements originally consisted of the four individual settlements of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Dinding. Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands were added in 1886. The island of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo, was also incorporated into the colony with effect from 1 January 1907, becoming a separate settlement within it in 1912. Most of the territories now form part of Malaysia, from which Singapore separated in 1965. The Cocos (or Keeling) Islands were transferred to Australian control in 1955. Christmas Island was transferred in 1958. Their administration was combined in 1996 to form the Australian Indian Ocean Territories.