Three Questions about Maritime Singapore, 16th-17th Centuries

This article explores three questions relating to the history of Singapore and the Straits with a focus on the period 1520 to 1650. The British colonial narrative posits that nothing of significance happened on the island for a period between the destruction of Singapore in the late 14th century until the founding of the British trading post in 1819. Drawing on materials of European origin, this article aims to unlock the perceived geostrategic value of the island before 1800 and investigates plans devised by the early colonial powers at the turn of 16th and 17th centuries to construct fortifi... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Borschberg, Peter
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Schlagwörter: Singapour / Johore / Empire portugais / Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales (VOC) / Colonialisme / Histoire maritime / Singapore / Johor / Portuguese Empire / Dutch East India Company (VOC) / Colonialism / Maritime history / Singapura / império português / Companhia Holandesa das Índias Orientais (VOC) / Colonialismo / História marítima
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This article explores three questions relating to the history of Singapore and the Straits with a focus on the period 1520 to 1650. The British colonial narrative posits that nothing of significance happened on the island for a period between the destruction of Singapore in the late 14th century until the founding of the British trading post in 1819. Drawing on materials of European origin, this article aims to unlock the perceived geostrategic value of the island before 1800 and investigates plans devised by the early colonial powers at the turn of 16th and 17th centuries to construct fortifications on and around the island, and found a colonial settlement. The article further investigates the cycles of destruction and reconstruction of the Singapore settlement in the 16th and 17th centuries. ; Este estudo explora três questões relacionadas com a história de Singapura e dos estreitos, focando-se especialmente no período de 1520 a 1650. A narrativa colonial britânica afirma que não aconteceu nada com especial relevo histórico na ilha ao longo dos séculos que medeiam entre a destruição de Singapura no final do século XIV e a fundação do entreposto comercial britânico em 1819. Baseando-se em fontes de origem europeia, este estudo procura desvendar o valor geo-estratégico da ilha antes de 1800, e investiga os planos concebidos pelas primeiras potências coloniais, nos séculos XVI e XVII, para construir fortificações na e ao redor da ilha e para ali fundar um estabelecimento colonial. O artigo também examina os ciclos de destruição e reconstrução de Singapura durante os séculos XVI e XVII. ; Cet article aborde trois questions touchant à l’histoire de Singapour et des Détroits de Malaka et de Singapour, en se concentrant sur la période allant de 1520 jusqu’à 1650. Le récit colonial britannique traditionnel défend que rien de significatif n’est arrivé sur l’île entre la destruction de Singapour, à la fin du XIVe siècle, et la création du comptoir britannique en 1819. En se basant sur des documents d’origine européenne, ...