Kuala Lumpur
City
Capital and largest city of Malaysia, founded as a tin-mining town in the 1850s.
Held by
- January 20, 1874 – December 7, 1941 United Kingdom
- January 11, 1942 – September 2, 1945 Japan Military occupation
- September 2, 1945 – March 31, 1946 United Kingdom Mandate or administration
- April 1, 1946 – September 15, 1963 United Kingdom
- since September 16, 1963 Malaysia
Capital of
Events here 1
- August 7, 1965 Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965