Singapore before colonisation: from Temasek to Singapura, destruction, and flight to Melaka and Johor
The Orang Laut, or sea people, were alternately loyal subjects of Melaka and Johor, to where Singapore’s original inhabitants fled, and pirates who terrorised merchant ships.
Singapore before colonisation: from Temasek to Singapura, destruction, and flight to Melaka and Johor
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Updated: Wednesday, 28 Nov, 2018 7:25pm
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The Orang Laut, or sea people, were alternately loyal subjects of Melaka and Johor, to where Singapore’s original inhabitants fled, and pirates who terrorised merchant ships.
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