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1781 – 1826: Who was Thomas Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore and governor of Java?
The Duke of Puddle Dock
What you need to know before your trail
Sir Stamford Raffles is known as a man of the Empire, a reforming colonialist and prodigal adventurer. Yet his brilliant career proved to be brief. What happened? Nigel Barley set out to find the reasons as he travelled, literally and imaginatively, through the lands that Raffles had known almost 200 years earlier.
Travel Guide
Travel back in time to Java and Singapore as they were founded
Sir Stamford Raffles
Sir Stamford Raffles was a British statesman and Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies best known for his founding of Singapore and the British Malaya. In 1795, when he was just 14, Raffles started working as a clerk in London for the British East India Company, the trading company that shaped many of Britain’s overseas conquests. In 1805, he was sent to Prince of Wales Island, Malaya, starting his long association with Southeast Asia.
He was heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Duke of Puddle Dock
Destination: Java, Malaysia (Malaya), Singapore, Sumatra Author/guide: Nigel Barley Departure Time: 1781-1826
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