The new governor-general of the British East…
1790 CE
Unbeknown to the Sultan, Light had decided to conceal the facts of the agreement from both parties.
When Light reneges on his promise of protection, the Sultan unsuccessfully attempts to recapture the Prince of Wales Island in 1790, and the Sultan is forced to officially cede the island to the British for an honorarium of six thousand Spanish dollars per annum.
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Arab people
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Malaysian Malays
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Minangkabau people
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British people
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Britain, Kingdom of Great
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East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies)
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Kedah, Malay sultanate of
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British Malaya
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Siam, (Rattanakosin) Kingdom of
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