Johor is the only Malay state in the southern portion of the peninsula, the whole of which is within the British sphere, which has been suffered to remain under native rule.
Penang was purchased from Kedah in 1786, and Singapore from the then sultan of Johor in 1819.
The best silks are produced by the natives of Pahang, Kelantan and Johor in the Malay Peninsula.
In 1606 they concluded a treaty of alliance with the sultan of Johor, and in 1608 they forced the Portuguese to assent to an armistice for twelve years.
A line of railway connects the 2 Y town of Singapore with the spot on the strait opposite to the town of Johor Bharu.