In addition, Brunei's per capita GDP ranked 27th in the world last year. Although the land area is not large, it is indeed a local tyrant country.
The development of modern economy and tourism always makes people forget its long history. Brunei's earliest founding history can be traced back to the 6th century. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Brunei had friendly exchanges with China. It was once an important country on the ancient Maritime Silk Road, so in the13rd century, Islamic culture was introduced into this country, which left a far-reaching impact on it.
14 ~16th century, Brunei was very powerful. At that time, its land area included the southern Philippines, Sarawak and Sabah. How did such an ancient and powerful place shrink into a tiny country with only 5,765 square kilometers?
After entering the middle of16th century, European countries began to form armies to invade Southeast Asia. Brunei is rich in resources and has become the first choice for the expansion of big countries. It was the Spanish who invaded here first. They fought in that ancient land. Although the war ended in the Spanish fiasco, some land in the Philippines still fell into the hands of foreign powers.
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, Britain became stronger. 1846, the British defeated Brunei, 1888 signed an agreement, and Brunei became a British colony completely.
During the period from 194 1 to 1945, Brunei had oil resources that countries urgently needed, and oil resources were an extremely important part of strategic materials. At this time, when Japan raided Brunei, the country fell into the hands of the Japanese. It was only in 1945 that Japan was defeated and the control of Brunei fell into the hands of the British. During this period, the people of Brunei launched many struggles for national independence, but none of them achieved great success; It was not until 197 1 that the sovereignty of Brunei royal family gradually returned; It was not completely independent until 1984.