East India Company, Singapore

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.4.2: Hong Kong, Singaporean, Malaysian and Myanmar Writing and Culture.

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Sir Stamford Raffles occupied Singapore Island at the tip of the Malay peninsula and established an East India Company trading post which would develop considerable importance.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "East India Company, Singapore". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4555, accessed 28 March 2024.]

4555 East India Company, Singapore 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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