Question

Answer all questions given under the heading

Anglo-Dutch rivalry in Southeast Asia

1. What market the beginning of the British expansion into the Malay Peninsula?
2. Who was Stamford Raffles?
3. When was the strait settlements made?
4. How did the British react to the civil war between 1874 and 1895?

Answer 1

1. In 1786, the settlement of George Town was made at the Northeastern tip of Penang Island; this marked the beginning of the British expansion into the Malay Peninsula.
2. In 1819, Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a key trading post for Britain in their rivalry with the Dutch.
3. By 1826, Singapore and Malacca had been linked with Penang to form the strait settlements.
4. Between 1874 and 1895 there was a civil war between the remaining five Malay states. The British intervened and signed an agreement with each of the sultans. British Residents were appointed to the courts of sultans, who had to act in accordance with the advice given by the Residents.