Treaty of Labuan

Treaty of Labuan
Treaty of the Cession of the Island of Labuan to Great Britain
The signing of the Treaty of Labuan between the Sultan of Brunei and the British delegation on 18 December 1846 at the Brunei palace
TypeBilateral / Unequal
Signed18 December 1846 (1846-12-18)
LocationBrunei Town, Brunei
Sealed18 December 1846
Effective24 December 1846 (1846-12-24)
ConditionAccession of Labuan to Great Britain
SignatoriesOmar Ali Saifuddin II, on behalf of Brunei
Rodney Mundy, on behalf of the United Kingdom
PartiesBrunei and the United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish and Malay
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The Treaty of Labuan was signed between Great Britain and the Brunei Sultanate on 18 December 1846. Under this treaty, the Sultan of Brunei ceded the island of Labuan and its adjacent islets to Great Britain.