Regional and Global Developments That Impacted Singapore

Flashcards about the regional and global developments that impacted Singapore.

Majapahit

A major kingdom/empire in the region from 650 to 1370.

1025

The year the Chola Kingdom invaded.

1299

The year Sang Nila Utama arrives in Temasek, according to the Sejarah Melayu.

1400

The year Parameswara, also known as Iskandar Shah, a prince from Palembang, establishes a trading port at Melaka and renames the island Singapura.

Melaka Sultanate

A Sultanate that existed from 1400-1511.

Srivijaya

The 1490s-1500s saw it emerge as the dominant kingdom in the Malay Archipelago.

1511-1520

The years when Melaka falls to the Portuguese.

Johor Sultanate

Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah I establishes it after the fall of Melaka.

1528-Early 19th century

The period when the Johor Sultanate existed.

European voyages

Voyages of discovery and economic expansion result in growing conflict and competition between European countries.

1600s-1640s

The period of conflict between the Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese in Southeast Asia.

1699

The year the Sultan of Johor ceded Singapore to the Dutch.

Batavia

The Dutch establish this present-day city.