The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.

East India Company

British joint-stock company (1600–1874)

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies, and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large…

Factory (trading post)

Transshipment zone (5th- to 19th-century name)

Factory was the common name during the medieval and early modern eras for an entrepôt – which was essentially an early form of free-trade zone or transshipment point. At a factory, local inhabitants could interact with foreign merchants, often known as factors. First established…

Balambangan Island

Island in Kudat Division, Sabah, eastern Malaysia

Balambangan Island is an island in Kudat Division, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located off the northern tip of Borneo and is situated just about 3 kilometres west of Banggi Island. It is now part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park.

Piracy in the Sulu and Celebes Seas

The Sulu and Celebes Seas, a semi-enclosed sea area and porous region that covers an area of space around 1 million square kilometres, have been subject to illegal maritime activities since the pre-colonial era and continue to pose a maritime security threat to bordering nations…

February 26

Day of the year

February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 308 days remain until the end of the year.