Conflict and collaboration: Britain and Sultan Ibrahim of Johore

Smith, Simon C.

Abstract

The establishment of workable collaborative relations with indigenous elites formed a vital part of the maintenance of the British Empire. This was especially so in the Malay States, where the Malay rulers enjoyed considerable local prestige as religious leaders and as the organising principle of Malay society itself. As the case of Sultan Ibrahim of Johore demonstrates, nevertheless, indigenous collaborators were no mere puppets and enjoyed considerable freedom of action to frustrate and impede the policies of their imperial overlords. Sultan Ibrahim presents a particularly interesting case study as his 64-year reign more or less spanned the entire period of formal British rule in Malaya.

Citation

Smith, S. C. Conflict and collaboration: Britain and Sultan Ibrahim of Johore

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Online Publication Date: Nov 10, 2008
• Publication Date: 2008-11
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Indonesia and the Malay world
• Print ISSN: 1363-9811
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 106
• Pages: 345-358
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13639810802450357
• Keywords: Geography, Planning and Development; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Anthropology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/464218
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13639810802450357
• Contract Date: Nov 13, 2014