WHO REALLY 'FOUNDED' SINGAPORE ?

Most people consider John Crawfurd to be the real founder of Singapore as he signed the treaty in August 1824 which made Singapore a British possession. In my point of view, I think that Sir Stamford Raffles is the real founder of Singapore as he is the first to reach Singapore and is popularly regarded and honoured as the 'founder and architect of Singapore'. Without him, Singapore will not have been developed till what it is today. Raffles saw that Singapore will be an ideal trading place for the British. Thus, he started a new trading settlement. He also believed that Singapore was suitable as a port with its natural advantages, for example, an excellent harbour and a good supply of drinknig water. The British reached Singapore waters on 28 January 1819. He heard the news that the Dutch were not on the island. Together with Major William Farquhar, they went to ask for permission from the Malay chief of the island, Temenggong Abdul Rahman, to grant them permission to establish a trading settlement there. According to him, only the sultan could allow the British to do so. After knowing why Temenggong Abdul Rahman was not appointed as the sultan, Raffles decided to recgonise Tengku Hussien as the Sultan and obtain his permission to start the settlement. After signing the treaty with Sultan Hussien and the Temenggong, Raffles left for bencoolen where he was appointed the Lieutenant-Governor.