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North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.
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North Borneo
British protectorate in Asia from 1877 to 1946
North Borneo was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo,. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German-born representative of Austria-Hungary, businessman…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
British protectorate
Territory over which the British government exercised limited jurisdiction
British protectorates were protectorates under the jurisdiction of the British government. Many territories which became British protectorates already had local rulers with whom the Crown negotiated through treaty, acknowledging their status whilst simultaneously offering…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)