Who really ' founded ' singapore ?

Thomas Stamford Raffles was believed to be the real founder of Singapore. He was the fist resident that landed Singapore on 28 January 1819. Tengku Hussein was recognised by the British as Sultan. According to the plan. Raffles sent his men to one of the Riau islands to invite Tengku Hussein to Singapore. On 6 February 1819, he sighed a treaty with Tengku Hussein and Temenggong that allowed the British to set up a trading settlement in Singapore. Though the Dutch claimed that Singapore indirectly belonged to them and protested strongly against the British trading settlement in Singapore as this would break their trade monopoly, Raffles continued to fought hard for himself and tried to get the support of some important men. After a long paper war between the Dutch and British, in 17 march 1824, Raffles and the Dutch government signed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty which allowed the British to keep Singapore. Raffles was also generally remembered fondly as a benevolent figure that opened doors of opportunity and fought slave trading in Singapore.
Constructions such as the Raffles Hotel, Raffles Hospital and Stamford house were built to remember the contributions and existence of Thomas Stamford Raffles.


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