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1
Q

Name of the founder of Singapore

According to the Malays Annals

A

Sang Nila Utama

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2
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Date of foundation of Singapore

A

1299

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3
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Real name of the Malay Annals

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The Genealogy of Kings

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4
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Ancestor of the Singaporean kings

According to the Malays Annals

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Alexander the Great (Iskandar Shah) via an Indian king from when Alex was in India

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5
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Sang Nila Utama origin

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Sriwijayan prince from Palembang

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6
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Legendary champion of Singapore with supernatural strength

A

Badang

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7
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Date of foundation of Melacca

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~1400

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8
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Singapore vs Temasek

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City vs island

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9
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Why would Sang Nila Utama have been invented?

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To give legitimacy to Melacca dynasty

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10
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Title and Name of Singapore’s ruler before Raffles

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Temenggung Adbul Rahman

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11
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Malays who signed the treaty with Raffles (titles and names)

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Sultan Husain Shah & Temenggung Adbul Rahman

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12
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City where Raffles was based

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Bengkulu (then Bencoolen), West Sumatra

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13
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First resident of Singapore (first and last name)

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William Farquhar

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14
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2 main productions of Malaysia in 1900s and respective percentages of world production

A

Rubber 50%
Tin 30%

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15
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Singapura in 14th century

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Thriving port-settlement on the northern bank of the river and Fort Canning

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16
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Prefix “Sang” and comparison with another one

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“Sang” Malay prefix for high status
“Sri” Buddhist Sanskrit prefix for higher status. Sang Nila Utama will be renamed Sri Xxx

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17
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Why did Sang Nila Utama go to Temasek

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He saw nice beaches during a hunting trip

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18
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Why did the Malays accept Raffles?

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He helped the legitimate heir to become Sultan when his brother has usurped the throne

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19
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Temenggong

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Local ruler, vassal of Sultan

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20
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Temenggong of Johor

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Local ruler of most of Johor and Singapore

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21
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Iskandar Shah

According to the Malays Annals

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The fifth king of Singapore

22
Q

Name of the founder of Singapore

According to the story the Portuguese collected

A

Parameswara

23
Q

Iskandar Shah

According to the story the Portuguese collected

A

Parameswara who changed his names when he converted to Islam in Melaka

24
Q

Foundation of Melaka

The 2 versions

A

By Iskandar Shah who fled the Javanese

By Parameswara who fled the Siamese (the original local ruler of Temasek was a vassal of Siam)

25
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Why did Parameswara go to Temasek and what did he do there

A

Fleeing after failing to overthrow Javanese overlordship (Srivijaya vs Majapahit)

Was accepted by Temasek local ruler and then murdered him

26
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Where did Parameswara come from

A

Palembang

27
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Why was is shameful to descend from Parameswara

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  • his murder of the ruler of Temasek
  • his name which implies a consort of lower rank than his royal wife
28
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Why was Raffles in Asia

A

He was in the British administration in position with the Dutch in Malacca

29
Q

Why was Raffles in Indonesia

A

When Napoleon took the Netherlands, he had to leave Malacca and took Java from the Dutch and the French

30
Q

Oil in Singapore islands and a date

A

Shell started storing kerosene on an island in ~1890 [vapo]

31
Q

Use of Singapore defenses during WWII

A

1- deterred the Japanese from a naval bombing from the sea
2- cannons were turned to face inwards

32
Q

Why didn’t the British expect a Japanese attack from the north

A

Malaya was covered with jungle with only one road and railway ran from north to south

33
Q

Japanese purge of the Chinese: name and details

A

During WWII in Singapore, ethnic Chinese were called for screening but then 50,000 [lose] of them were executed
Operation Sook Ching

34
Q

When did the Temenggung arrive in Singapore

A

1811

35
Q

Singapore’s population in 1819

A

150 ppl (Malays arrived with the Temeggung in 1811 and 30 Chinese)

36
Q

Singapore’s population in 1820

A

10,000, mostly Chinese

37
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Singapore’s population reached 100,000 ppl in

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~1870

38
Q

Singapore’s population during WWII

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1 million

39
Q

Why so few people in Singapore in 1819

A

In 1600-1800, the port lost its importance as Europeans used other ones

40
Q

How did the British fund the free port

A

Issuing license for opium, alcohol and gambling

41
Q

Why Bugis people in Singapore

A

They used Singapore as their base for the western Malay Archipelago

42
Q

Main good coming from the west to Singapore

A

Cotton

43
Q

The Istana Kampong Glam was built by

A

The original one: Husain Shah
The current one: his son

44
Q

Kampong Glam and the Hajj

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Centre for the Hajj industry, in particular because boats going to Jeddah from KG, draining the whole Malay world

45
Q

Dalforce

A

A volunteer force that resisted the Japanese during the battle of Singapore

46
Q

Singapore and the Temenggong

A

Singapore was part of his fief

47
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Boss of the Temenggong

A

The grand vizier

48
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Had the Temenggongs took control of Johor

A

The son of Hussein Shah abdicated to a later Temenggong

49
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Why Bugis started to move to Singapore

A

Fire shots during a Bugis wedding misled the Dutch to kill some important Bugis. A big group started to move to the newly founded Singapore.
The British concluded that the lack of knowledge of the Dutch of the local cultures was in their favour

50
Q

Japanese treatment of Singapore residents during the occupation

A

Anti-Chinese purges
Europeans sent to Changi prison or the Death Railway

51
Q

First political role of LKY

A

First Prime Minister of Singapore, still under the British (self-government but not independence)

52
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Education of Lee Kuan Yew

A

Law at Cambridge

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