Category : History

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Raffles and Hastings

by John Bastin

The founding of Singapore has typically been attributed to the strategic genius of one man, Stamford Raffles. Frequently overlooked is the part played by his superior in the East India Company, the Ma ...

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Ratopolis In Chinatown

by Kiam Lee

Part One: Chinatown in Long Potty Island Eight rats survived a tsunami by sailing on a piece of driftwood. When they landed on Long Potty Island (a fictitious island), they found their way to Chinat ...

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Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore

by Kwa Chong Guan; Derek Heng; Peter Borschberg; Tan Tai Yong

Assessments of Singapore’s history invariably revolve around Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival in 1819. Before this date – we’ve been told – “nothing very much appears to have happened in Sing ...

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Stories from the Serat Centhini

by Soewito Santoso & Kestity Pringgoharjono

When their father Sultan Sunan Giri Parapen went to war with Sultan Agung of the Mataram kingdom, Prince Jayengresmi finds himself separated from his younger siblings, Prince Jayengsari and Princess R ...

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Talhah bin Ubaidillah

by Al Ghazali

Kisah hidup Talhah bin Ubaidillah. Beliau adalah antara 10 sahabat Nabi Muhammad SAW yang dijanjikan syurga.

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Tariq

by Abdul Latip Talib

Kisah panglima Islam yang berjaya menyeberang ke Andulusia sehingga selat itu digelar, selat Jabal Tariq atau selat Gibratal. Beliau adalah panglima yang berjuang demi Islam dan novel ini berkisah ber ...

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The Complete Biography of Prophet Muhammad SAW Bilingual Edition English & Indonesia

by Muhammad Vandestra

The Complete Biography of Prophet Muhammad SAW The Last Messenger & Prophet of God In Islam Faith. Prophet Muhammad SAW from Mecca, unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam faith. ...

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The Family of Sir Stamford Raffles

by John Bastin; Julie Weizenegger

When Stamford Raffles married the “handsome, elegant” Sophia Hull in February 1817 and a year later welcomed the arrival of his first child, Charlotte, family life looked to be full of happiness. ...

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