British North Borneo

British North Borneo was a colony in Borneo and the Philippines (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1882 to 1963 CE, about 81 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

A chartered company ran Sabah from 1882 until it became a crown colony in 1946. It joined Malaysia in 1963.

See British North Borneo on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1882 to 1963 CE

Duration

81 years

Type

Colony

Region

Borneo and the Philippines, Southeast Asia

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Sandakan, then Jesselton

Became

• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1883 Krakatoa erupts
• 1896 Philippine Revolution
• 1942 Fall of Singapore
• 1945 Indonesia declares independence
• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu

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. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 CE
• Spanish Philippines 1565 to 1898 CE
• Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) 1782 to 1932 CE
• Nguyen dynasty 1802 to 1945 CE
• Konbaung dynasty 1752 to 1885 CE
• British Burma 1826 to 1948 CE

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

Questions