abstract:The term Unfederated Malay States was the collective name given to five British protected states in the Malay peninsula in the first half of the twentieth century. These states were Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu.
The other Peninsularstates were known as theUnfederatedMalay States and, whilenotdirectlyunderrule from London, hadBritishadvisorsinthe Sultans" courts.