PENTADBIRAN SYARIKAT BORNEO UTARA BRITISH PANTAI BARAT BORNEO UTARA (1881-1941); SATU TINJAUAN POLITIK PERIBUMI

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY (BNBC) ADMINISTRATION AT NORTH BORNEO WEST COAST: AN OVERVIEW INDIGENOUS POLITCS

Abstract

Abstrak 

Kedatangan Syarikat Borneo Utara British telah membawa perubahan besar terhadap struktur pentadbiran tradisional di Pantai Barat Borneo Utara. Kajian ini menganalisis dasar-dasar SBUB dari sudut politik dan ekonomi serta kesannya terhadap masyarakat peribumi, terutama komuniti Bajau dan lain-lain. Pendekatan ini menggunakan Kualitatif secara hermeunitik untuk menganalisis berasaskan teks seperti dokumen kolonial seperti colonial official, North Borneo Central Archives dan buku-buku terpilih. Kajian ini meneliti struktur kuasa tradisional yang tergugat akibat dasar penjajahan serta menilai peranan para pemimpin tempatan dalam pentadbiran kolonial. Dapatan menunjukkan SBUB telah memperkenalkan sistem pentadbiran moden yang memberi impak langsung terhadap hak tanah, struktur kuasa dan hubungan etnik di pantai barat Borneo Utara.

Kata Kunci: Syarikat Borneo Utara British, dasar politik, dasar ekonomi, masyarakat peribumi, pentadbiran kolonial

Abstract 

This case analyze about the political and economic policies of BNBC and their impact on the indigenous communities, particularly the Bajau and others. The approach used is qualitative with a hermeneutic method, analyzing texts such as colonial documents, colonial officials’ reports, the North Borneo Central Archives, and selected books. This method based on examines the disruption of traditional power structures due to colonial policies and evaluates the role of local leaders in the colonial administration. Findings show that BNBC introduced a modern administrative system that directly impacted land rights, power structures, and ethnic relations on the West Coast of North Borneo. 

Keywords: British North Borneo Company, politic policies, economy policies, indigenous, colonial administration