Syburi

Syburi (Thai: ไทรบุรี; RTGS: Sai Buri, meaning "City of the Banyan") is the name for the Malay state of Kedah returned to Thailand when the Japanese occupied British Malaya during World War II.

Saiburi (Syburi)
ไทรบุรี
Province of Thailand
1943–1945

Map of Thailand's territorial losses, used as a justification for the annexation
CapitalAlor Setar
History 
 Japan hands over Kedah to Thailand
18 Oct 1943 1943
 Thailand returns annexed territories to United Kingdom
2 Sep 1945 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Japanese occupation of Malaya
British Military Administration (Malaya)
Today part ofMalaysia
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