British protectorate of Brunei

British protectorate of Brunei was a colony in Borneo and the Philippines (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1888 to 1984 CE, about 96 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Germanic (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Sultan Hashim signed a protectorate agreement on 17 September 1888 to stop further loss of territory. A 1905 to 1906 treaty installed a British Resident whose advice was binding except on Islam, until the 1959 constitution restored internal rule. Independence came in 1984.

See British protectorate of Brunei on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1888 to 1984 CE

Duration

96 years

Type

Colony

Region

Borneo and the Philippines, Southeast Asia

Language of its rulers

Germanic

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Protectorate Agreement of Brunei (1888), Wikipedia: History of Brunei.

Came from

• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE

Became

• Brunei 1984 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1896 Philippine Revolution
• 1942 Fall of Singapore
• 1945 Indonesia declares independence
• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu
• 1967 ASEAN founded
• 1975 Fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh
• 1975 Cambodian genocide

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1457 to 1915 CE
• Aceh Sultanate c. 1496 to 1903 CE
• Spanish Philippines 1565 to 1898 CE
• Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) 1782 to 1932 CE
• Nguyen dynasty 1802 to 1945 CE
• British Burma 1826 to 1948 CE
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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