Sabah - A brief History

Brunei Sultanate 1368 - 1877 ( West Coast ) 1368                Brunei Sultanate founded by Awang Alak Betatar ( Sultan Muhammad Shah ) 1485-1524       Golden Age of Brunei.                         Brunei Sultanate control all of Borneo coastline, island of Luzon & Seludong 1658                Brunei ceded the northern and eastern part of North Borneo to Sulu, after the Brunei Civil War

Sulu Sultanate 1658 – 1878 ( East Coast ) 1405    Sulu Sultanate founded by Johorean Sharif ul-Hashim ( Sultan Sharif ) 1578    independence from Brunei Sultanate after the Castilan War 1658    Brunei ceded the northern and eastern part of North Borneo to Sulu, after the Brunei Civil War

American Trading Company of Borneo, ATCB

11 Aug 1865 – 11 Aug 1875

1865, Aug 11^th             Leasing by Sultan Abdul Momin of Brunei of territories comprising Sulaman River & Paitan River to Charles Lee Moses, the American Consul General of Brunei

1865, Aug 11^th             Leasing by Pengiran Temenggung of dependencies of Benoni, Kimanis, Sulaman & Tempasuk to Charles Lee Moses

1865, Sep 9^th          Concessionary rights sold to American Trading Company of Borneo.

1865, Nov 24^th             Commission from Sultan of Brunei appointing Torry Rajah of Ambong and Maroodoo

1865, Dec                    Ellena founded.

1875                  Concessionary rights sold to Gustavus Baron von Overbeck

Dent & Overbeck Association, ODA

27 Oct 1877 – 1881

1877, Mar 27^th                       Dent & Overbeck Association

1877, Dec 29^th             Grant by Sultan Abdul Momin of Brunei of territories comprising Gaya Bay & Sapangar Bay, Sulaman River & Paitan River, & Sibuco River.

1877, Dec 29^th             Grant by Pangeran Tumongong of Brunei of the Province of Kimanis and Benoni

1877, Dec 29^th             Commission from Sultan of Brunei appointing Gustavus Baron de Overbeck Maharaja of Sabah and Rajah of Gaya & Sandakan.

1878, Jan 22^nd             Grant by Sultan Jamaladzam of Sulu of Territories and Lands on the Mainland of Borneo

1878, Jan 22^nd             Commission from Sultan of Sulu appointing Baron de Overbeck Datu Bandahara and Rajah of Sandakan.

North Borneo Provisional Association, NBPA

 Apr 1881 – Jun 1882

1881, Mar                   British North Borneo Provisional Association

1881, May                   William Hood Treacher appointed 1^st Governor of NB

1881, Dec 17^th             Kudat made capital

North Borneo Chartered Company, NBCC

(British North Borneo Company, BNBC )

1 Nov 1881– 26Jun 1946

1881, Nov 1^st               Charter Granted to the British North Borneo Company

1882, Apr 2^nd               British North Borneo Chartered Company formed

1884, Mar 20^th            Grant by Pangeran Muda Damit Tejudin of the River Putatan

1884, Nov 5^th               Cession by Sultan of Brunei, Pangeran Bandahara & Pangeran di Gadong of Territory from Si Putong to Kwala Paniow

1884                            Capital moved to Sandakan

1885, Mar 7^th             Madrid Protocol

1888, May 12^th            Protectorate of United Kingdom

1889, May 12^th            Grant by Pangeran Shahbandar of Padas Damit

1901, Sep 7^th               Grant by Sultan of Brunei of Territory between Sepitong and Trusan Rivers

Japanese Occupation 軍事占領

1 Dec 1941 – 10 Jun 1945

1 Dec 1941 – 10 Jun Under the Japanese occupation, British Borneo was renamed North Borneo (北ボルネオ), Labuan as Maida Island (前田島), and Dutch territories as South Borneo (南ボルネオ). 

North Borneo was divided into 5 province : Kuching (久鎮州), Miri (美里州),  Sibu (志布州),  Eastern Sabah  (東岸州), Western Sabah (西岸州).
1945

British Military Administration, BMA

 12 Sep 1945 – 1 Jul 1946

1945, Aug 15^th             Surrender of Japan

1945, Sep 12^th             British Military Administration

1946, Jul 1^st                 Crown Colony of North Borneo

British Crown Colony

 1 Jul 1946 – 30 August 1963

1952                            Radio Sabah

1953                            Sabah Times

1962, Jan 17^th              Cobbold Commission

1962, Jun 21^st              Cobbolt Commission recommended the joining of North Borneo along with Malaya, Singapre and Sarawak to form Malaysia

1962, Aug 13-14^th        14-Point Memorandum ( later 20-Point )

1962, Sep 12^th             North Borneo legislative council agreed to the formation of Malaysia

Sabah – Independence

 31 August 1963 – 15 Sep 1963

Sabah - Malaysia

 16 Sep 1963 –

1963, Jan 20^th              Indonesia launched Konfrontasi

1963, Jul 9^th                 Malaysia Agreement signed at London

1963, Jul 31st              Malaysia Act 1963 enacted

1963, Aug 8^th               Brunei rejected the proposal

1963, Sep 16^th             Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah formed Malaysia

1965, Aug 9^th               Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia

2012, Sep 16th            Malaysia Day made Public Holiday