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Ban Zu is thought to be present day Fort Canning Hill, and recent excavations in Fort Canning found evidence indicating that Singapore was an important settlement in the 14th century. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Wang mentioned that the natives of Long Ya Men (thought to be the Orang Laut ) and Chinese residents lived together in Long Ya Men .
In 1928, pieces of gold ornaments dating to the mid-14th century was discovered at Fort Canning Hill. [21] Recent excavations in Fort Canning provide evidence that Singapore was a port of some importance in the 14th century [22] and used for transactions between Malays and Chinese.
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
Singapore comes under the Presidency of Bengal in India. [6] 12 November: Robert Ibbetson was appointed as the second Governor of the Straits Settlements. [7] 1832: December: Singapore becomes the centre of government of the Straits Settlements. [8] [9] 1833: 7 December: Kenneth Murchison was appointed as the third Governor of the Straits ...
Since 1.8 Million BC, humans have been settled in Algeria as demonstrated by the discovery of Oldowan stone tools found at Ain Hanech in 1992. [59] Algiers Andorra: Europe 28 August 2001: 7 Sep 1278 [60] [61] Nov 1944 [62] France: 1278–present: Principality of Andorra (via Paréage of Andorra; occupied by France 1812–13, 1870, 1914, 1936 ...
The signing of the Treaty of Singapore on 6 February 1819 is officially recognised as the founding of modern-day Singapore. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Treaty allowed the British East India Company to open up a trading post in Singapore , marking the beginning of a British settlement. [ 3 ]
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Gold armband with singhamukha and two of the circular ornaments, probably dating to the 14th-century, found in 1928 at Fort Canning Hill, Singapore. [ 30 ] Singapura's rise as a trade-post was concurrent with the era known as Pax Mongolica , where the Mongol Empire 's influence over both the overland and maritime silk roads allowed a new global ...