Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War (1948–1960) was a guerrilla war fought in Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya and Commonwealth. The communists fought to win independence for Malaya from the British Empire and to establish a communist state, while the Malayan Federation and Commonwealth forces fought to combat communism and protect British economic and colonial interests. The term "Emergency" was used by the British to characterise the conflict in order to avoid referring to it as a war, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.

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1948-06-16T00:00:00Z

1960-07-12T00:00:00Z

1948 — 1960 Malayan Emergency

1447-01-01T00:00:00Z

1456-01-01T00:00:00Z

1447 — 1456 Siamese invasions of Malacca

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500 Siamese invasion of Malacca

1586-01-01T00:00:00Z

1586-01-01T00:00:00Z

1586 Battle of Johor

1615-11-27T00:00:00Z

1615-12-02T00:00:00Z

1615 Battle of Formoso River

1963-01-20T00:00:00Z

1966-08-11T00:00:00Z

1963 — 1966 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

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An Iban headhunter in Malaya prepares a human scalp above a container of human body parts.

38 Squadron RAAF Dakotas in Singapore during 1950

Burned bus during the Malayan Emergency

PDRM Ford Lynx 010

Photograph of British allied headhunters in a Royal Marine base posing with the severed head of a suspected pro-independence guerrilla

RAAFAvroLincolnMalaya1950 (3to4)

012252Hancock

Avro Lincoln of 1 SQN RAAF at RAF Tengah in 1950

2016 Malakka, Pojazdy opancerzone obok Budynku-memoriału Proklamacji Niepodległości (02)

2016 Malakka, Pojazdy opancerzone obok Budynku-memoriału Proklamacji Niepodległości (03)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1447	Siamese invasions of Malacca	Malacca sultanate, invasion, Ayutthaya Kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1500	Siamese invasion of Malacca	Malacca sultanate, invasion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Pahang Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1586	Battle of Johor	Portuguese Empire, naval battle, Johor Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1615	Battle of Formoso River	Portuguese Empire, naval battle, Aceh Sultanate	Wikidata
event	war	1948	Malayan Emergency	war, Australia, guerrilla warfare	Wikidata
event	war	1963	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	war, Indonesia, Malaysia	Wikidata
commons	image		An Iban headhunter in Malaya prepares a human scalp above a container of human body parts.		Commons
commons	image		38 Squadron RAAF Dakotas in Singapore during 1950		Commons
commons	image		Burned bus during the Malayan Emergency		Commons
commons	image		PDRM Ford Lynx 010		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of British allied headhunters in a Royal Marine base posing with the severed head of a suspected pro-independence guerrilla		Commons
commons	image		RAAFAvroLincolnMalaya1950 (3to4)		Commons
commons	image		012252Hancock		Commons
commons	image		Avro Lincoln of 1 SQN RAAF at RAF Tengah in 1950		Commons
commons	image		2016 Malakka, Pojazdy opancerzone obok Budynku-memoriału Proklamacji Niepodległości (02)		Commons
commons	image		2016 Malakka, Pojazdy opancerzone obok Budynku-memoriału Proklamacji Niepodległości (03)		Commons