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Straits Settlements
Following territorial acquisitions made by the East India Company as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, the Straits Settlements, as a territory, was established in 1826. In South-East Asia, it consisted of:
The Straits Settlements came under the Bengal Presidency.
External Links
- Straits Settlements Wikipedia