Sultanate of Perak (British Protectorate)

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Perak (British Protectorate) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Establishment

• January 1874: British protectorate established in Perak.
• January 1874: The Dindings - named after the Dinding River in present-day Manjung District - which comprised Pangkor Island, and the towns of Lumut and Sitiawan on the mainland, were ceded by Perak to the British government under the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.

Chronology

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1. Events

• July 1896: In 1896, Perak, a British protectorate in Malaya, became part of the Federated Malay States. This decision was made by Sir Frank Swettenham, the British Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, and Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I of Perak.

Disestablishment

• July 1896: In 1896, Perak, a British protectorate in Malaya, became part of the Federated Malay States. This decision was made by Sir Frank Swettenham, the British Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, and Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I of Perak.