सर स्टेमफ़ोर्ड रेफ़ल्स
Also known as Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, Lai-fo-shih, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir Raffles, Stamford, Sir Raffles, Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, Stamford Raffles
British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
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Thomas Stamford Raffles was a British statesman who founded Singapore in 1819, transforming it from a small settlement into a major trading port. He matters because Singapore became one of the most important colonial cities in Southeast Asia and remains a global financial and commercial hub today.
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- History of Java
- Memoirs of the Life and Ministry of the Rev. Thomas Raffles D. D. ll. d
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