1847

May 7, 1847

James Brooke is instructed by the British Government to conclude a treaty with the Sultan of Brunei

British occupation of Labuan is confirmed and Sultan concedes that no territorial cession of any portion of his country should ever be made to any foreign power without the sanction of Great Britain.
Labuan(c) http://www.quezon.ph/2013/03/01/north-borneo-sabah-an-annotated-timeline-1640s-present/