The Research On The Britain Forward Movement In The Malay Peninsula(1874-1914)

The British invasion of the Malay Peninsula began at the end of the 18 th century.In 1826,Britain merged the occupied islands of Penang,Malacca and Singapore into Straits Settlements.After the 1870 s,with the in-depth development of the industrial revolution and the transition from capitalist countries to imperialists,western capitalist countries competed for overseas markets one after another,setting off a frenzy of carving up the world.In order to gain broader interests,Britain changed from the "non-interference policy" to the "forward policy" of intervention and began to intervene in the political affairs of the Malay states.The British forward movement in the Malay Peninsula have two stages: the formation of Federated Malay States and Unfederated Malay States.The first stage was from the signing of the Pangkor Treaty in 1874 to the founding of the Federated Malay States in 1895.The signing of the Pangkor Treaty in 1874 marked the beginning of the British forward movement in the Malay Peninsula,which first began in Perak.And then gradually deep into Selangor,Negeri Sembilan and Pahang.The second stage was that after the establishment of the Federated Malay States in 1895,Britain extended its vision to the four northern states of the Malay Peninsula under Siamese control.In1909 Britain brought the four northern states of the Malay Peninsula under its control,and Unfederated Malay States was founded.In 1914 Johor,which in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula was added to the Unfederated Malay States.At this point,the Malay Peninsula was completely under British control.The British forward movement in the Malay Peninsula had a profound influence on Malay Peninsula,as well as British Empire and British colonial rule in Southeast Asia.A research of the British forward movement in the Malay Peninsula in1874-1914 can help us better understand the British colonial rule in Southeast Asia.The thesis consists of five parts,including introduction.Firstly,the introduction explains the definition of the forward movement,then states the purpose and significance of the topic selection,and introduces the research status of the domestic and foreign academic circles on this issue.The first part mainly introduces the origin of the British forward movement in the Malay Peninsula in the 1870 s.The second part discusses the process of Britain bringing Perak,Selangor,Negeri Sembilan and Pahang into British colonial control from 1874 to 1895.The third part discusses the competition between Britain,France and Germany in Siam and Malay Peninsula,and the process of bringing the four northern Malay states under Siamese control and the relatively independent Johor state under British control.The fourth part analyzes the influence of the British forward movement on the Malay Peninsula and on the British Empire and British colonial rule in Southeast Asia.