Parthesius states that the first destination was the commercial centre Bantam on the island Java (27). Bantam with its long history of pepper and spice trade and its International contacts seemed like the Dutch answer to Goa and Malacca which were in possession of the Portuguese. However at the arrival the Dutch found out that the Portuguese also had posts in Bantam. With the arrival of the strong Dutch competition, the only option the Portuguese had in Bantam was applying political influence on the local rulers in attempt to disadvantage the VOC. The political conspiracy made it impossible to keep the operation strictly commercial.
Thus Ghogha port was one of the important ports since ancient India for the trade and commerce industries. And thus it has seen prosperous and glorious centuries from ancient period till it’s extinct during the British
The main characteristics are as followed. Firstly, they believe in Mazhab Syafi'i. Then, it is estimated that it was brought by traders from Coromandel, Malabar, and Hadramaut. Considering that Hadramaut traders were dominantly in Singapore, therefore it is possibly concluded that spreading of Islam in Singapore was from Hadramaut in the beginning of 19 Century. Singapore was more famous after being opened by Raffles and became trade harbor since 1819; therefore traders were considered as the prominent actor here.
Trying to dominate the mines and tin resources in the Klang Valley, Raja Mahdi left on a campaign to recover his position as territory manager. With war broadcasted war on Raja Abdullah, the Selangor Civil War (in like manner called the Klang War) that persisted from 1867 until 1974. His tries failed, yet they achieved the British to intervene and take control of the region of Port Klang. The Klang Town Authority was confined in 1945, and the Klang Town Council was secured in 1954. The Port Klang Authority was made in 1963 to deal with three Port Klang domains: Northport, South pointe, and West Port.
Left with nowhere to go in Latin America, Bolivar fled to Jamaica (Lynch 88). To establish a stable government, Bolivar believed, there was a need to obtain support from Britain. Bushnell, David reveals that in a bid to convince the British that it would serve them better if the Spanish colonies were free, Bolivar wrote a letter, Carta de Jamaica (Letter from Jamaica). In the letter, he highlighted factors that led to the failure of the Second Republic, pointed out reasons that supported Spanish colonies need to be free and called upon European countries to help free Latin American people from Spanish rule. The letter from Jamaica is one of the most important documents in Latin American history of the fight for independence.
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/dc1efe7a-8159-40b2-9244-cdb078755013 Some Reasons why Singapore join Malaysia -The major reasons for Singapore to merge into Malaysia were, -Firstly, to solve Singapore’s severe economic problem. Singapore saw that Malaysia was then, the main producer of rubber and tin but needed to export through Singapore’s port. This would keep their entrepot trade on going to improve their economy -Second, it was the security problems due to riots, strikes and civil disorder, which they fared for several years. Therefore, by joining Malaysia it would become a larger federation and with better political stability. This was seen as a way to attract more foreign entrepreneurs to invest and do business in Singapore.
To what extent has the Dutch, influence and their culture daubed off on this mas- terly work of art i.e. The Throne & footstool? Chapter Introduction The Dutch who ruled Ceylon for over 150 years came from Holland. They came here after the Portuguese, the first Western power to conquer Ceylon. When the Dutch Civil Servants first came to Ceylon they brought with them a few favourite movable articles of furniture including the Sea Chest to furnish their quarters.
Travel Literature Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Topic: The Footprint From ' Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe c. 1660 – 24 April 1731, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, he was known for his novel Robinson Crusoe. First published on 25 April 1719 the first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was published under the full title The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque, Having been cast
Java is an island, located in the middle of the Indian Ocean in Indonesia. During the period of time it was colonized by the Netherlands, except for a short time under French and then British control, and aimed to export a great amount of crops (White 225). Because of the dept, a consequence of the British occupation, the Dutch Commissionaires had the pressure of establishing a solid market, contributing to a great amount of changes on the island, such as closing the hand craft market and replace it by mass products from Europe (White, 225). Caused by the Dutch influence during the period of question, most scholars argue, the population growth occurred because of them. As a matter of fact, the annual growth in Java was probably above 2 per cent in the nineteenth century (Peper, 71) and appeared to be thirty million in 1901, being similar to very dense areas in China and Indonesia (Hirschman,
And to build a new nation with integrity, the focus should be on the root causes which lead to a 30 year old conflict. This chapter gives a brief history of the conflict and the root causes for it. Introduction The major reason for the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka can be traced back to its colonial history. As was seen in India, the British adapted the divide and rule policy in Sri Lanka. The colonial rule had a major impact on