The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 transferred power to the British, who held the state until independence, except for a brief period of Thai rule under the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II.
Heshiiskii Anglo-Siamese ee 1909 wuxuu ku wareejiyay awooddii Ingiriiska, oo haysay gobolka ilaa xorriyadda, marka laga reebo muddo kooban oo ah xukunkii Thai ee ku hoos jiray qabsashadii Jabbaan ee Malaya intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka.