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Sabah

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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.