Founded
Singapore was founded in 1818 by a man named Lord Hastings. He was the British Governor General of India. It was founded because the British wanted to expand over India and their trade route with China. They needed a port to "protect their merchant fleet " and try to stop advances made by the Dutch in the East Indies. Singapore was the third British acquisition in the Malay Peninsula after Penang in 1786 and Malacca in 1975. They have control over the British India. By 1832, Singapore was the center of government of the three areas ( Singapore, Penang and Malacca ).