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The earliest written record of Singapore may be in a Chinese book 《吳時外國傳》 from the third century, describing the island of Pu Luo Chung (蒲 羅 中). [6] This has been proposed to be related to the Malay name " Pulau Ujong " , or "island at the end" (of the Malay Peninsula ).
Singapore became part of the Malacca Sultanate, and it was said to be the fiefdom of the legendary laksamana (or admiral) Hang Tuah. [30] However, by the time the Portuguese arrived in the early 16th century, the Singapura that existed before Malacca was founded had already become "great ruins" according to the conqueror of Malacca Afonso de ...
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.
Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore. This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore
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The book was initially meant to be a few chapters in the book One Hundred Years of Singapore by Walter Makepeace, Roland Braddell and Gilbert E. Brooke.Makepeace believed that only someone of Chinese ethnicity could adequately write the chapters, and approached Lim Boon Keng, who declined the offer and suggested Song instead, as he believed that he would not be able to adequately compile the ...
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Singapore: The Encyclopedia is a 640-page encyclopedia about Singapore, covering its history, geography, arts and politics. It is jointly produced by the National Heritage Board and Editions Didier Millet. While the volume is not the first to focus exclusively on Singapore, it is claimed to be the most comprehensive work of its kind.