6 ATLASES
History of Malaysia in maps
Malaysia as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1890 to 1991: Malaya, Malaysia, British Malaya. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Malaysia before it was Malaysia? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Malaya (British) · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Malaysia · WWI
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
British Malaya · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Malaysia · WW2
| Western Allies — the opening position | |
| Axis-occupied | |
| Western Allies |
Malaysia · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Malaysia · Refugee crises
About 250,000 boat people passed through Pulau Bidong alone over the camp’s operation, giving Malaysia the largest total reception in the region over time. Malaysian leaders feared that large arrivals of ethnic Chinese would disturb the political balance between Malays and Chinese. In June 1979 the navy began towing boats back to sea. After the Geneva meeting, Malaysia resumed first asylum in exchange for resettlement commitments.
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position | |
| First asylum open | |
| First asylum restricted | |
| First asylum open |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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