Malayan Union (English spelling)

Japanese: Malayan Union(英語表記)MalayanUnion
Malayan Union (English spelling)

…The Malay Peninsula and northwestern Borneo were British colonies before World War II, but their administration was complicated, with the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, and the Unfederated States. After the war, Britain decided to unify these regions and grant them independence, and presented the Malayan Union proposal as the basic plan. This proposed to unite the nine Malay states excluding Singapore, as well as Penang and Malacca, and to give equal rights to residents regardless of their origin.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Malayan Union" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…マレー半島とボルネオ島北西部は第2次大戦前はイギリスの植民地であったが,その行政は海峡植民地,マレー連合州,非連合州などに分かれ,複雑であった。そこで戦後イギリスはこれらの地域を統一して独立を供与することとし,その基本構想としてマラヤ連合Malayan Union案を提示した。これはシンガポールを除くマレー9州とペナン,マラッカを統合し,住民に対してはその出身を問わずに平等の権利を与えようとするものであった。…

※「Malayan Union」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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