According to the historical background of Sabah, the second largest state in Malaysia was earlier under the colonial rule of British North Borneo Company till the time it merged into the newly found Federal Republic of Malaysia in the year 1963.
The archaeological records show evidences of a lost kingdom that seems to be nestled near Kinabatangan River and Sultanate of Brunei that covered almost the entire area of Sabah. In the 9th century A.D. various tribal chieftains who looked after and administered their individual territorries ruled Sabah. The area also had some trade links with China and evidences prove that Chinese traders often visited this place to collect swiftlets nests for the famed Bird's nest soup. Later Spain and Portugal also established their trade links with Sabah that was earlier known as North Borneo.
With the advent of 15th century, Sabah was taken over by the Sultan of Brunei. In the year 1704, the Sultan of Brunei gave away the land that was located east of Murudu bay to the Sultan of Sulu. According to the history of Sabah, the area remained under the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu until late 19th century.
The historical background of Sabah suggests that in the year 1880, an American trader Moses obtained the lease for Sabah from the Sultan of Brunei. Eventually he passed on the lease to an Englishman known as Alfred Dent. Sabah historical background evokes that later Alfred Dent founded the British North Borneo Company and signed a treaty with the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in the year 1881. According to history, this treaty gave him the power to change the lease to cession.
Later Japan occupied Sabah and after World War II broke, Sabah became a colony of British Crown Company. It gained independence in the year 1963 and joined Malaysia.
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