More Indo-Malayans living settled in other parts of the British Empire like Africa, the Pacific, and the Caribbean?
Possibly more Indonesian-Australian connections?
Much more English literacy, but not necessarilly any more overall literacy (or as much literacy).
Possibly more Indonesian-Australian connections?
Much more English literacy, but not necessarilly any more overall literacy (or as much literacy).
Post-Independence would be just Mega-Malaysia with HRE style elective monarchy?
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British Indonesia
In their habit of snapping up everything surrounded by water, during the Napoleonic Wars the Brits took Jakarta, and for a while considered annexing Indonesia outright. They didn't OTL, of course, and instead Raffles went on to found Singapore. But suppose the Brits had? More coffee...
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The modern day Mega-Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore is gonna be such a mess. The demographics is gonna be all over the place especially since without the rise of Indonesian nationalism during the late Dutch Era to somewhat unite the disparate Indonesian people during the late 19th century and early 20th. While I'm sure a similar wave of nationalism will rise up with the British, I don't know how Malaya, the many states of Borneo, Singapore, and all the Indonesias is going to remain united post-independence. I can definitely see Indonesia being broken up though instead of going independent all-together.
British India was similar demographic and ethnic mess. It was anyway divided with religious lines but there is not similar things in Indonesia so I can see the nation remaining together like India has mostly remained. Even Indian division wasn't inevitable before WW2.
But this version would be more cohesive no? With the exception of Singapore, most new lands are Malayan, which is the basis of much of the modern Indonesian nation including their language.
Possible but it is not certain. Title of emperor/empress of India was created only because queen Victoria couldn't stand that her daughter has higher rank than her (empress of Germany). ITTL things might go differently.
Not really. The need to legitimise British rule by having the British monarch as the formal feudal head of the various Indian rulers had a large part to do with it as well.
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But large plurality of Indonesian is in Java, which politically important post independences.
With Malaysia inside British Indonesia, Malay Pennisula and part of Sumatra might create second power block to compete with Java.
British also might allow influx of Chinese and Indian to Indonesia, creating large "foreign" populations.
Lmao no. Fuck no
Indonesia have dozen of ethnic groups. If anything I expect the post colonial era to be filled with separatist struggles and communist insurgency
You don’t fucking see it because the OTL Indonesia army beat the absolute fuck out of separatist groups in the 1950s-1960 genocide the communist and still beating the fuck out of Papua New Guinea natives. Also Aceh insurgency.
expect an Indonesia+ Malaysia+ Singapore under Brits rule to be even more fucked
And with Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore under one crown, it'd get even worse. And we might as well lump the Philippines into that equation, probably going for supporting Christian populations where they can.
