Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824

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The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 was an agreement between Britain and the Netherlands that divided their colonial spheres of influence in Southeast Asia, laying the groundwork for the modern borders of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

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Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
abolished Dutch commercial monopolies in certain British areas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Convention of London (1824) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1824) ⓘ
confirmed British possession of Singapore founded in 1819 ⓘ
Dutch predominance in the Indonesian islands ⓘ
countryParty Great Britain ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
dateSigned 1824-03-17 ⓘ
definedSphereOfInfluenceFor British Empire in the Malay Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: British Malaya

Dutch Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago ⓘ
establishedBoundary division between British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
field international law ⓘ
hasLongTermImpactOn colonial history of Southeast Asia ⓘ
formation of British Malaya ⓘ
formation of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
historicalContext post-Napoleonic reorganization of colonial empires ⓘ
influencedBorderOf Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalPredecessorOf modern borders between Malaysia and Indonesia ⓘ
modern borders between Singapore and Indonesia ⓘ
locationSigned London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
purpose to define colonial spheres of influence between Britain and the Netherlands in Southeast Asia ⓘ
to settle disputes arising from the Anglo-Dutch Java War and earlier arrangements ⓘ
regionAffected Malay Archipelago ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Straits of Malacca ⓘ
linked to: Strait of Malacca
replaced Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 in practical colonial arrangements ⓘ
resultedIn British cession of Bencoolen (Bengkulu) to the Netherlands ⓘ
British control over Singapore ⓘ
British withdrawal from Sumatra ⓘ
Dutch recognition of British possession of Malacca ⓘ
Dutch withdrawal of claims in the Malay Peninsula ⓘ
signatory Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
signedByRepresentativeOf British Foreign Office ⓘ
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
subjectMatter colonial territorial exchange ⓘ
navigation rights ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Bencoolen → cededUnderTreaty → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen → abolishedBy → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
Bencoolen Residency → associatedWithTreaty → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
British colonization of Sumatra → relatedToTreaty → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
British colonization of Sumatra → endedBy → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 → relatedTo → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 → precedes → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ
Sultan of Riau-Lingga → significantEvent → Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ