Founding years of modern Singapore

The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore,^[1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.

(15 November 2013). Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300–1800. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-574-3.

Miksic, John N.

(30 October 2009). A History of Modern Singapore, 1819–2005. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-430-2.

Turnbull, C.M.