Si Rat Malai
| Si Rat Malai สี่รัฐมาลัย (Thai) | |||||||||
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| Subdivision of Thailand | |||||||||
| 1943–1945 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Thai occupation zones (Si Rat Malai) | |||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||
| เพลงชาติไทย Phleng Chat Thai "Thai National Anthem" | |||||||||
| Capital | Alor Setar | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1943 | 38,382 km2 (14,819 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| 18 October 1943 | |||||||||
• Thailand returns annexed territories to the United Kingdom | 2 September 1945 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Malaysia | ||||||||
Si Rat Malai (Thai: สี่รัฐมาลัย, lit. 'Four Malay States') is a former administrative division of Thailand. It included the four northern states of Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu in British Malaya annexed by the Axis-aligned Thai government after the Japanese invasion of Malaya.
The Thai authorities made Alor Setar the centre for the administration of the territory. Thailand administered the states as Syburi (ไทรบุรี), Palit (ปะลิส), Kalantan (กลันตัน) and Trangkanu (ตรังกานู) provinces from 18 October 1943 until the surrender of the Japanese at the end of the war.