History of Singapore - Wikipedia
WEBThe Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 cemented the status of Singapore as a British possession, carving up the Malay archipelago between the two colonial powers with the area north of the Straits of Malacca, including Singapore, falling under Britain's sphere of influence.
Early history of Singapore - Wikipedia
WEBThe early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore.
History of Singapore | People, Culture, Language, & Facts
WEBSep 6, 2024 · In 1824 an Anglo-Dutch treaty left Malaya and Singapore in the British sphere, and in August the whole of Singapore Island was ceded to the British for a monetary payment. Two years later Singapore, Penang , and Malacca (Melaka) were combined as the Straits Settlements to form an outlying residency of India .
Primary accounts of Singapore from 1800s to 1942 - National …
WEBPrimary accounts of Singapore from 1800s to 1942. Guide Index. This select bibliography of primary accounts of Singapore is intended to shed light on the ways of perceiving, understanding and remembering of a Singapore long gone.
Singapore in the Straits Settlements - Wikipedia
WEBSingapore was not directly affected by the First World War (1914–18), as the conflict did not spread to Southeast Asia. The most significant event during the war was a mutiny in 1915 by sepoys of the 5th Light Infantry from British India who were garrisoned in …
Singapore - British Colony, Trade Hub, Modern City | Britannica
WEB1 day ago · In January 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles of the English East India Company, searching for a trading site, forestalled by the Dutch at Riau, and finding the Carimon (Karimun) Islands unsuitable, landed at Singapore.
Looking Back at 700 Years of Singapore - National Library Board
WEBSingapore’s history didn’t begin in 1819 when Stamford Raffles made footfall on the island. Tan Tai Yong makes sense of our 700-year history in this wide-ranging essay.
Singapore Through the Eyes of 19th century Westerners
WEBOct 1, 2014 · Nor Afidah Abd Rahman shares how the impressions the first Western travellers held of colonial Singapore were influenced by their preconceived perceptions of the exotic East.
Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore - National Library …
WEBPre-1819 Singapore was a sleepy fishing village, little more than the occasional lair of pirates. All this has changed with this landmark publication written by four of Singapore's foremost historians, tracing its history seven hundred years earlier to the end of …
The Land Before 1819 - Roots
WEBDuring the 14th-century, Singapore was also known as Singapura in the Sejarah Melayu or Malay Annals - meaning “Lion City” in Sanskrit. Tan Sri Buana (also known as Sang Nila Utama) was the man who named the island city as such after a visit in 1299, during which he sighted a “lion”.
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