Timeline of Singaporean history

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Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore

This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore.

Contents

11th to 12th century

YearDateEvent
1025The region was invaded and occupied by Rajendra Chola of the Chola empire in India, although there has been no record of them visiting the island itself. [1] [2]

13th century

YearDateEvent
1299According to the Malay Annals , the Kingdom of Singapura was founded by Sang Nila Utama, a prince of Srivijaya. The kingdom existed till 1398.

14th century

YearDateEvent
1320The Mongol court sends a mission to obtain elephants from Long Ya Men (or Dragon's Tooth Strait), believed to be Keppel Harbour.
1330The Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan visits Temasek and records an attack by Siam, recording it down alongside Long Ya Men and Ban Zu. [3]
1398 Parameswara, the last Srivijayan prince, flees from Temasek.

15th century

YearDateEvent
1414Temasek becomes part of the Sultanate of Malacca established by Parameswara.

16th century

YearDateEvent
151115 AugustMalacca fell and was sacked by Afonso de Albuquerque of Portuguese Empire. See Portuguese Malacca.

17th century

YearDateEvent
1613Portuguese burn down the trading outpost at the mouth of Singapore River.
164114 JanuaryFall of Portuguese Malacca to Dutch.

19th century

20th century

21st century

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