A report on Founding of modern Singapore
The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824.
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Singapore
2 linksSovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Its contemporary era began in 1819 when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire.
Temenggong Abdul Rahman
3 linksThe Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty.
The Temenggong of Johor during the Bendahara dynasty.
He was best known of being instrumental in the Treaty of Singapore with the British East India Company in 1819.
Fort Canning Hill
2 linksSmall hill, about 48 m high, in the southeast portion of the island city-state of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.
Small hill, about 48 m high, in the southeast portion of the island city-state of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.
On 6 February 1819, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah signed The Singapore Treaty with Stamford Raffles.
Hussein Shah of Johor
1 linksThe 18th ruler of Johor-Riau.
The 18th ruler of Johor-Riau.
He signed two treaties with Britain which culminated in the founding of modern Singapore; during which he was given recognition as the Sultan of Johor and Singapore in 1819 and the Sultan of Johor in 1824.