North Borneo Established as Protectorate

Date: May 12, 1888 • Location: London, United Kingdom

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

North Borneo was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German-born representative of Austria-Hungary, businessman and diplomat, Gustav Overbeck.