Si Rat Malai
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Si Rat Malai (Thai: สี่รัฐมาลัย, 'Four Malay States') is a former administrative division of Thailand. It included the four northern states of Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu in British Malaya annexed by the Axis-aligned Thai government after the Japanese invasion of Malaya.[1]
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Si Rat Malai สี่รัฐมาลัย | |||||||||
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Subdivision of Thailand | |||||||||
1943–1945 | |||||||||
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Thai occupation zones (Si Rat Malai) | |||||||||
Capital | Alor Setar | ||||||||
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• 1943 | 38,382 km2 (14,819 sq mi) | ||||||||
Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
18 October 1943 | |||||||||
• Thailand returns annexed territories to the United Kingdom | 2 September 1945 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Malaysia |
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The Thai authorities made Alor Setar the centre for the administration of the territory. Thailand administered the states as Syburi (ไทรบุรี), Palit (ปะลิส), Kalantan (กลันตัน) and Trangkanu (ตรังกานู) provinces[2] from 18 October 1943 until the surrender of the Japanese at the end of the war.