Federation of Malaya

State · 1958–1962 CE · at its largest around 1958 CE

A federation of Malay states and British settlements on the Malay Peninsula, which gained independence from Britain in 1957. It merged with Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak in 1963 to form Malaysia.

On its lands while it lasted

• Malayan Emergency (1948–1960 CE): Guerrilla war between the Malayan National Liberation Army and British and Commonwealth forces in colonial Malaya.

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