Singapore: A 700-Year History - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 : Reconstructing the Lion City >> Photograph Credits

Page 35: Archaeological excavation underway in Singapore Source : Courtesy of John Miksic. Private Collection

Page 50: A fourteenth-century blue and white stemcup Source : Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) Collection

Page 47: Fragment of a stemcup excavated on Fort Canning Source : National Museum of Singapore (NMS) Collection

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Preface
Chapter 1
Writing Singapore‘s History
Chapter 2
In The Beginning – The Lion City
Chapter 3
The Lure of the Chinese Market
Chapter 4
Reconstructing the Lion City
Chapter 5
Singapura: Outposts of the Melaka and Johor Kingdoms
Chapter 6
Contesting the Waters Around Singapore
Chapter 7
Raffles and the Establishment of an East India Company Station on Singapore
Chapter 8
The Port City and its Trading Networks
Chapter 9
Staple Port and the Malayan Hinterland
Chapter 10
Fortress Singapore: Defending a Port-City and Empire
Chapter 11
The British “Grand Design”, Local Politics and the Formation of Malaysia
Chapter 12
Separation
Chapter 13
Responding to Separation
Chapter 14
Aspiring to Global City Status
Chapter 15
Conclusion