Malayan Union

Malayan Union
Kesatuan Malaya (Malay)
1946–1948
Location of the Malayan Union (dark blue)
Location of the Malayan Union (dark blue)
StatusBritish colony
Capital
and largest city
Kuala Lumpur
3°8′N 101°41′E / 3.133°N 101.683°E / 3.133; 101.683
Common languagesMalay (official)
English
Religion
Sunni Islam (official)
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
Hinduism
Protestantism
Malaysian folk religion
Animistic religion
King 
• 1946–1948
George VI
Governor 
• 1946–1948
Edward Gent
Historical eraDecolonisation
• Established
1 April 1946
• Disestablished
31 January 1948
CurrencyMalayan dollar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Military Administration
Federation of Malaya
Today part ofMalaysia

The Malayan Union (Malay: Kesatuan Malaya;[1] Jawi: كساتوان مالايا) was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government to simplify administration. Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the union was reorganised as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.


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