Straits Settlement of Malacca

Straits Settlement of Malacca Melaka
British colony
← 1824–1946 →
Flag
British Malacca
Capital	Malacca Town
Language(s)	Malay, English
Political structure	Colony
Monarchs
- 1825-1830	George IV
- 1837-1901	Victoria
- 1936-1946	George VI
Residents-Councillor
- 1825	Walter Sewell Cracroft
- 1956-1957	Maurice John Hayward (acting)
Japanese Governors
- 1942-1944	Ken Tsurumi
- 1944-1945	Takeo Kinukawa
Historical era	Imperialism
- Anglo-Dutch Treaty	17 March 1824
- Japanese occupation	1942-1945
- British control restored	1945
- Malayan Union	1 April 1946
- Federation of Malaya	31 January 1948
Currency	Straits Dollar Malayan Dollar

The Straits Settlement of Malacca was a colony within the British Empire from 1825 to 1946 when it joined the Malayan Union. The colony was established by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and during World War II it was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945.

It became the British Settlement of Malacca after the dissolution of the Straits Settlements; it existed from 1946 to 1957.

In the year 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj held a meeting with the British to get independence; the British agreed. On 31 August 1957, Malacca (soon to be renamed Melaka) gained its independence as part of the Federation of Malaya.