Historical Notes on the North Borneo Dispute
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8987659 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leigh Wright (corresponding author), Leigh R Wright |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 471-484 |
| Publication date | 1966-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2052002 |
| OpenAlex | W2145213453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Philippine claim to the territory of North Borneo, or as it is now called, Sabah, is not of recent origin. Rather it is based on an older claim to the area by the Sultans of Sulu. But the Sulu claim itself is suspect. A look at the background and an analysis of the status of North Borneo is therefore essential to understanding the nature of the dispute. In January 1878 Sultan Mohammed Jamalul Alam, granted a portion of North Borneo, which he claimed, to an international syndicate headed by Alfred Dent, a London businessman, and the Austrian Baron Gustav von Overbeck. A few weeks before this grant was made, in December 1877, the Sultan of Brunei had ceded North Borneo, including the whole of the area claimed by Sulu, to von Overbeck and Dent
Ancient history · Geography · Political science · Suspect · Syndicate · History · International Arbitration and Investment Law · International Maritime Law Issues · Law
A Century of Media Representations of Muslim and Chinese Minorities in the Philippines (1870s–1970s)
Towards a Bangsamoro in Mindanao
Philippine-Malaysia Dispute over Sabah
Tools of imperialism or sources of international law? Treaties and diplomatic relations in early modern and colonial Southeast Asia
Territorial claims, unclaimed people
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |