Place details
Place nameSabah
Other namesBritish North Borneo, North Borneo
CountryMalaysia
Latitude5.333
Longitude117.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Unsuccessfully settled by English 17-18th cen.; Sir James Brooke received 1st concessions 1841; further concessions granted by Sultans of Brunei & Sulu with chartering of North Borneo Company 1881; company-administered until WW II; occupied by Japan 1941.