Howdid British control SG

I Lackof legal rights 2 Tensions with Dutch

SG associated with Johor Riau Dutch felts British
Sultanate Dutch had wrongfullytaken
Dutch territory ofSG
v
Tookadvantage ofsuccession of Tengku
Abdul Rahman and Tengku Hussein over
resolved by Anglo
Sultan position of S4 recognised T 18247
Treaty
Hussein as Sultan

British set up a
gave permission to
port in SG
British and Dutch exchanged Ports Bencoolen became Dutch
and Melaka was under British

split Malay Archipelago into 2 spheres of influence

Singapore Treaty 1819

Gave British legal

power authority to build factories on
Singapore

Sultan Hussein gave protection to Singapore

against enemies
This treaty allowed British to earn
money from business
but still had no political rights over SG

1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance

Gave British full power over Singapore and surroundingislands
Gave British political rights over Singapore and surrounding islands
Sultan has no more
rights
SG became a British colony
Bencoolen and Melaka exchanged influences because of geological advantages

Gave British political rights over S4 and surround

islands suitanhasNO more nights

SG became a British colony

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Bencoolen and Melaka exchanged influences
British to Dutch vice versa because of
advantages
geological
Between 1819 1829 local power f while British power
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