Saiburi (Syburi) ไทรบุรี | |||||||||
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Province of Thailand | |||||||||
1943–1945 | |||||||||
![]() Map of Thailand's territorial losses, used as a justification for the annexation | |||||||||
Capital | Alor Setar | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
18 October | |||||||||
• Thailand returns annexed territories to United Kingdom | 2 September | ||||||||
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Today part of | Malaysia |
Syburi (Thai: ไทรบุรี;[2] 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.