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Raffles spent exactly four months in Singapore after founding it. He signed the
1819 Event

February 7

Raffles Founds Singapore: Britain's Eastern Trading Post

Raffles spent exactly four months in Singapore after founding it. He signed the treaty in February 1819, installed William Farquhar as Resident, then sailed away. He wouldn't return for four years. Farquhar built the actual city — roads, housing, trade regulations, the port that made it work. When Raffles finally came back in 1823, he hated everything Farquhar had done and fired him. The city Raffles gets credit for? Farquhar built it while Raffles was gone.

February 7, 1819

207 years ago

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