The effects of Japanese occupation in Sabah: during and after World War II (1941-1963)

• Main Author: Arshad Islam, Islam
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2020
• Subjects: DS Asia; DU Oceania (South Seas); H Social Sciences (General); H51 History
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/86822/7/86822_The%20effects%20of%20Japanese%20occupation%20in%20Sabah_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/86822/8/86822_The%20effects%20of%20Japanese%20occupation%20in%20Sabah_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/86822/19/86822_The%20effects%20of%20Japanese%20occupation%20in%20Sabah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/86822/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The Japanese were the only colonial power that challenged British hegemony in Sabah, then known as “North Borneo”. In 1941 they attacked and defeated the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) and assumed governance of the land for the remainder of the war. Although their presence was temporary, it was...