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What time period is this source from: Before 1819
What kind of source is this: Pictorial Source and Textual Source
Where is the source from: https://www.slideshare.net/carolinechua/history-of-singapore-before-1819
Which area is revealed by this source:  Government
Inference: The source tells me that there was a king before 1819.
Evidence: There is a jewellery found at Fort Canning park similar in design to those produced during the time of the Majapahit Kingdom
Inference: The source tells me that Siamese and Javanese took turns to attack Singapore
Evidence: The source say that a fort was built to defend the town from attack

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What time period is this source from: Before 1819
What kind of source is this: Pictorial Source andTextual Source
Where is the source from: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/d24d6da6-0013-4a12-a6bc-68ad1497148e
Which area is revealed by this source:  Government
Inference: The source tells me that before 1819, Singapore was under the ruler-ship of the Majapahit Empire
Evidence: The evidence says that Singapura appears in a list of Majapahit's vassals in an inscription found in Surodakan, Java, dated 1369
Inference: The source tells me that the Javanese poem have a record of events at the courts of Singhasari and Majapahit in the east Java.
Evidence: The evidence says that the Pararaton (“Book of Kings”) contains a Javanese poem written in the 16th century that purports to recount events at the courts of Singhasari and Majapahit in east Java.

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What time period is this source from: 14 Century
What kind of source is this: Pictorial Source and Textual Source
Where is the source from: Textbook
Which area is revealed by this source: Government
Inference: The source tells me that before 1819, Singapore was founded by a Malay prince from Palembang.
Evidence: The source says that"...Sri Tri Buana then established a city at Temasek, giving it the name of Singapore.
Inference: The source tells me that before 1819 Singapore under the ruler ship of Malay Sultanate
Evidence: The description of the palace compound, royal garden and defence features of the Fort Canning city are accurate and match the description given by John Crawfurd in the 19th Century

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What time period is this source from: 1819
What kind of source is this: Pictorial Source and Textual Source
Where is this source from: Museum
Which area is revealed by this source: Government
Inference: The source tells me that before 1819, Singapore was invaded by Portugal
Evidence: In 1613, Portuguese ships annihilated Singapore. To attract such a large-scale assault, it can be deduced that Singapore was a settlement of some significance at that time
Inference: The source tells me that private English merchant, John Hamilton rejected the offer of Singapore is a good choice
Evidence: 100 years later that his (John Hamilton) estimate of Singapore's potential was proven to be correct

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What time period is this source from: 14 Century
What kind of source is this: Textual Source
Where is the source from: Museum
Which area is revealed by this source: Government
Inference: The source tells me  that before 1819, Singapore was ruled by Malay rulers/chiefs
Evidence: The evidence says that Fort Canning Hill was the site of the palace of the ancient Malay rulers in the 14th century, with the slopes of the hill landscaped to create terraces on which the King's dwellings and other buildings stood, overlooking the city below.
Inference: The source tells me that the early Malays always built their palaces on hills
Evidence: The first ruler of ancient Singapore, Sang Nila Utama (or Sri Tri Buana), moved to this hill from Bintan

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Before the British colonized Singapore in 1819, Singapore was ruled by local Malay rulers.
Source (1) tells me that there was a king before 1819.
Source (1) supports the point as it shows "There is a jewellery found at Fort Canning park similar in design to those produced during the time of the Majapahit Kingdom.
Source (1) also tells me that Siamese and Javanese took turns to attack Singapore.
Source (1) supports the point as it shows the Pararaton (“Book of Kings”) contains a Javanese poem written in the 16th century that purports to recount events at the courts of Singhasari and Majapahit in east Java.
Source (2) tells me that before 1819, Singapore was under the ruler-ship of the Majapahit Empire.
Source (2) supports the point as it shows "Singapura appears in a list of Majapahit's vassals in an inscription found in Surodakan, Java, dated 1369
Source (2) also tells me that that the Javanese poem have a record of events at the courts of Singhasari and Majapahit in the east Java.
Source (2) supports the point as it shows "the Pararaton (“Book of Kings”) contains a Javanese poem written in the 16th century that purports to recount events at the courts of Singhasari and Majapahit in east Java."
Source (3) tells me that before 1819, Singapore was founded by a Malay prince from Palembang
Source (3) supports the point as it shows "...Sri Tri Buana then established a city at Temasek, giving it the name of Singapore."
Source (3) also tells me that before 1819 Singapore under the ruler ship of Malay Sultanate
Source (3) supports the point as it shows "The description of the palace compound, royal garden and defence features of the Fort Canning city are accurate and match the description given by John Crawfurd in the 19th Century
Source (4) tells me that before 1819, Singapore was invaded by Portugal.
Source (4) supports the point as it shows "In 1613, Portuguese ships annihilated Singapore. To attract such a large-scale assault, it can be deduced that Singapore was a settlement of some significance at that time"
Source (4) also tells me that private English merchant, John Hamilton rejected the offer of Singapore is a good choice.
Source (4) supports the point as it shows "100 years later that his (John Hamilton) estimate of Singapore's potential was proven to be correct."
Source (5) tells me that before 1819, Singapore was ruled by Malay rulers/chiefs.
Source (5) supports the point as it shows "That Fort Canning Hill was the site of the palace of the ancient Malay rulers in the 14th century, with the slopes of the hill landscaped to create terraces on which the King's dwellings and other buildings stood, overlooking the city below.
Source (5) tells me that the source tells me that the early Malays always built their palaces on the hills
Source (5) supports the point as it shows "The first ruler of ancient Singapore, Sang Nila Utama (or Sri Tri Buana), moved to this hill from Bintan
Source (5) The source also tells me that the early Malays always built their palaces on hills
Source (5) supports the point as it shows " The first ruler of ancient Singapore, Sang Nila Utama (or Sri Tri Buana), moved to this hill from Bintan."

Thus, it can be observed that the history of government in Singapore did not start from 1819, as Malay rulers ruled the island before the coming of the British.

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Before the British colonized Singapore in 1819,Singapore was ruled by local Malay rulers.
Source (2) tells me that before 1819, Singapore was under the ruler-ship of the Majapahit Empire
Source (2) supports the point as it shows "Singapura appears in a list of Majapahit's vassals in an inscription found in Surodakan, Java, dated 1369
Source (3) also tells me that The source tells me that before 1819, Singapore was founded by a Malay prince from Palembang.

Thus, it can be observed that the history of government in Singapore did not start from 1819, as Malay rulers ruled the island before the coming of the British.

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1. Good job in completing all 5 sources.
2. Source 4: Inference have to answer the main questions: Who ruled Singapore before 1819? Was Singapore invaded by other countries? Hence, a suitable one can be: The source tells me that before 1819, Singapore was invaded by Portugal.
3. The other sources are acceptable.
Please start on your 100 word individual summary
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Mr Jeremy Wong