The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Sulu" id="mwTA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sultanate of Sulu">Sultanate of Sulu</a> ceded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balambangan_Island" id="mwTQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Balambangan Island">Balambangan Island</a> to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company" id="mwTg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="British East India Company">British East India Company</a>