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According to the Nagarakretagama (Desawarñana) written in 1365, Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea;: 87 consisting of present-day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, Timor Leste, southwestern Philippines (in particular the Sulu Archipelago) although the scope of Majapahit ...
Jurong Brickworks. Jurong Brickworks ( Chinese: 裕廊砖厂; pinyin: Yù láng zhuān chǎng) was a private brick manufacturing plant located in Singapore's Jurong area. Originally known as Sin Choon Kee Brickworks ( 新春记; Xīn chūn jì ), it was renamed Jurong Brickworks in the 1930s after being acquired by Chan Wah Chip and Koh Eng Poh.
The early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore. Prior to 1819, the island was known by several names; an early reference may be in the 2nd century work by ...
The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.
The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century; however, evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed on the island in the 14th century. The last ruler of the Kingdom of Singapura, Parameswara, was expelled by the Majapahit or the Siamese before he founded Malacca.
Chinese architecture is the embodiment of an architectural style that has developed over millennia in China and has influenced architecture throughout East Asia. Since its emergence during the early ancient era, the structural principles of its architecture have remained largely unchanged.
The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( Dutch: Nederlands (ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda ), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1958. During this period, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Labuan were also administered from Singapore. Singapore had previously been established as a British colony since 1824, and had been governed as ...