However, it was the British, who after initially establishing bases at Jesselton, Kuching, Penang and Singapore, ultimately secured their hegemony across the territory that is now Malaysia.

This new administrative centre was renamed Jesselton after Sir Charles Jessel, the then Vice Chairman of the Company.

The new railway was used to transport goods to Jesselton harbour.

Sir Charles Jessel, Chairman | Vice Chairman of the BNBC after whom Jesselton ( now Kota Kinabalu ) was named.

Jesselton was razed by the retreating British early in World War II to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

After the war on the edge of bankruptcy, the British North Borneo Company returned to administer Jesselton but was unable to finance the huge costs of reconstruction.

Wendy Suart wrote in her book on North Borneo, The Lingering Eye, " there is in the Sabah State Museum a Dutch map of Borneo and the Celebes dated 1657 in which the settlement where Jesselton was to stand is clearly labelled Api Api.

The destruction of the former capital Sandakan was so complete that Jesselton was chosen as the new post-war capital.

As a result, when North Borneo became a British Crown Colony in 1946, the capital was shifted to Jesselton, now known as Kota Kinabalu, ( often just called ' KK ' locally ).

Its first newsprint hit the streets of Kota Kinabalu ( was known as Jesselton then ) on 1 March 1936.

Establishing law and order as well as recruiting Sikh policeman from North India was one of the early roles the NBCC initiated, as well as expanding trade, a system of government, courts to enforce laws and punishment and building both a railway line from Jesselton to Tenom and encouraging the harvesting and barter trade of both local agriculture produce and crops, as well as establishment of plantations.

In 1968, Jesselton was renamed Kota Kinabalu.

By contrast, the Chinese population was trested with suspicion and sometimes extreme cruelty and rebellions against the Japanese at Jesselton and Pontianak were put down with savage brutality.

Kota Kinabalu ( pronounced ), formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia.

Besides Jesselton, there have been a number of other theories as to the original name for Kota Kinabalu.

Kota Kinabalu Ferry Service is a passenger ferry terminal located at Jesselton Point near the K. K.

Flights were also introduced from Singapore to cities in the Borneo Territories including Brunei, Jesselton ( now Kota Kinabalu ), Kuching, Sandakan and Sibu.

In several groups the POWs, all of whom were either malnourished or suffering serious illness, started the journey originally under the intention of reaching Jesselton ( Kota Kinabalu ).

Had the federation been formed, the capital city would probably have been chosen from Kuching ( capital of Sarawak ), Jesselton ( present-day Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah ) or Bandar Brunei ( present-day Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei and the historical capital of the region ).

Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal in downtown Kota Kinabalu is the ferry terminal for those heading to the islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park ( Gaya Island, Sapi Island, Manukan Island, Mamutik Island and Sulug Island ).

; Capital: Jesselton ( Kota Kinabalu )

In 1882, the British North Borneo Company set up a trading settlement on Pulau Gaya called Jesselton.

Ranau served as an important junction for the Japanese troops from Sandakan heading to Jesselton and also for the troops from the Interior proper marching as reinforcements towards Kudat.

The new colonial government elected to rebuild Jesselton as the capital of North Borneo instead of Sandakan, which had also been destroyed by the war.

Eventually, Jesselton became a major trading post of North Borneo, dealing in rubber, rattan, honey, and wax.

When North Borneo together with Sarawak, Singapore & Federation of Malaya formed the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, the state became known as Sabah and Jesselton remained its capital.

Initially, there were only two Residencies: East Coast and West Coast, with Residents based at Sandakan and Jesselton respectively.

By July 1946, new colonial governments had been established in both Kuching and Jesselton.

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