Which international treaty, signed on 17 March 1824, partitioned maritime Southeast Asia into British and Dutch spheres of influence along the Strait of Malacca?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 (Treaty of London)
- Step 1: The 1824 Treaty of London settled post-Napoleonic colonial rivalries in Southeast Asia. Step 2. The Dutch surrendered Malacca and their Indian trading posts to Britain, while Britain ceded Bengkulu (Fort Marlborough) in Sumatra and agreed not to establish settlements south of the Singapore Strait. Answer: Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 (Treaty of London). Why not the others: Treaty of Giyanti divided Mataram; Treaty of Bongaya subjugated Gowa.
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