Sir Stamford Raffles is so great,he found Singapore as a trading port, the port was free and safe ,no taxes had to be paid,all thanks to Sir Stamford Raffles,Singapore became a modern city and always remain a free port.
Raffles is visionary
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It could break the Dutch monopoly because of its strategic location, so it was very crucial to the British. This led to Raffles choosing Singapore as a trading settlement.
when Raffles came back to Singapore, he found out that Farquhar had done a bad job of raising the city. Farquhar had introduced opium selling in order to get money for raising Singapore. Raffles then separated the different races with a town plan. He also stopped opium selling.
Sir Stamford Raffles was born on July 6, 1781.
Sir Stamford Raffles died on July 5, 1826 at the age of 44.
Sir Stamford Raffles was born on July 6, 1781. July 6, 1781
Sir Stamford Raffles died on July 5, 1826 at the age of 44.
It is Sir Thomas Raffles . And I am very sure about it.
Raffles is visionary
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Sir Stamford Raffles was born on July 6, 1781 and died on July 5, 1826. Sir Stamford Raffles would have been 44 years old at the time of death or 234 years old today.
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Raffles is visionary
He found Singapore.
It is to honour Sir Stamford Raffles who is considered the modern founder of Singapore.