The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Treaty_of_1824" id="mwTw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824">Anglo-Dutch Treaty</a> is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.