History of Singapore explained in 5 minutes

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[@EpimetheusHistory]

Correction at 1:45 the Johor Sultanate was based in the far South of the Malay peninsula and not Sumatra. Thank you for those that pointed this out :) I misread one of the reference maps ;( Contemporary Aceh Sultanate is shown in highlighted area NOTE 1 Some people think it was actually a Malay Tiger that the prince saw while hunting...because he was unfamiliar with both he was told it was a lion. Or maybe an extinct type of lion (like middle eastern lion) that has not been around for a long time. ....or he just made it up...and thought lion city sounds cool

[@luqcrusher]

Thank you! It was funny watching you call it the Johor sultanate and have the entire current state of Johor completely excluded 😂

[@CzePiaroh]

The Sultanate of Johor was founded and governed from the Riau Islands (even further south of Singapore) after the initial collapse of Malacca, only returning to the peninsula after the Dutch arrived to counterbalance Portuguese influence. Aceh was one of their major rivals in this period. Also worthwhile mentioning that the earlier generations of Chinese immigrants predated Raffles, settling in both Old Temasek and especially Malacca (following Zheng He's tribute missions and the marriage of a Chinese princess to the Malacca Sultan).

[@waynechen2922]

Epimetheus I

[@thunderbird7854]

Epimetheus - this is not an accurate history information. You need to do more in depth research about this. Please research about Tamagi the Thai minister that was in Temasik when it was attacked by Parameswara.

[@azirolizznan90]

this is what you get from a westerner, its always wrong info although some of it are right

[@leooh29]

Nice, I'm Singaporean and its rare to see my country being talked about. And we don't learn much of the ancient history of Singapore. I didn't know Singapore was once burned to the ground XD

[@radyi.4334]

or burned twiced!

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

singapore is my fav country, i like the smaller countrys (I like rooting for the little guys, also when i was young a person from singapore decided to vacation in my small state, we were friends within the first day, she had to go back home after that week and i lost contact but it was fun)

[@catherineloh162]

Im singaporean too

[@adalynyue]

Same

[@adalynyue]

@@radyi.4334 Because of WW2 right?

[@bravepaper]

A Singaporean here! Appreciate this! Everything before Stamford Raffles wasn't really taught to us in history class. Thank you!

[@joharimohamed6474]

Agree with u Chris..

[@metamorphorsis]

Well. Surprised that our little island would get some attention. Never said this enough but apart from this video, you did a great job for all of your work. As a fellow history buff, I very much appreciate the effort.

[@metamorphorsis]

Well, a tributary state ain't exactly China's land. Just as Huns extorting Eastern Roman Empire, doesn't mean that they were subjects to the Huns, or how Alaric deciding whose the Emperor of Rome meant it's Visigothic lands. But I guess that depends on how one defines sovereignty over these lands. Is it based on allegiance, influence, or the level of autonomy?

[@amirulfarhan919]

Twee Boon little but rich as island

[@adisafwan4425]

love from Brunei.

[@jellyyz6335]

Just sayin but thrre is a famous youtuber from Singapore...his name is JianHao Tan...he is the most famous person in singapore

[@justintimeleave1360]

@@jellyyz6335 nope, that belongs to JJ lin

[@Amiramirfaris97]

I come here to learn, not to see Malaysia-Indonesia-Singaporean fighting over stupid issues that is happening nowadays. We came from one large Nusantara Family and Our history should be a common pride regardless of our nationality. Peace and Love

[@nazerilsyazwan94]

Febry A. What the heck😂😂😂😂😂

[@febrya.4669]

n. syazwan yes bro 😂😂

[@ahmadnasimmohdsidek4814]

Ohhh boy, thats the problem, isn't Mr Amir?

[@Amiramirfaris97]

Febry A. Not surprised, stupid people is everywhere.

[@ramond.f4u212]

Yup nusantara is for area indonesia-malaysia-singapore- brunei and davao philipinas. But Nusantara is from javanese language

[@MalayArcher]

1:38 knock knock.. it's the Europeans.

[@blackice214]

Better than Islam

[@retropancakeful]

HAHAHHAHA

[@wakakabravo7998]

blackice214 and why is that ?

[@RH-vd3yu]

Sam H but Europeans did all those tho. Native Indians? Lol fucking dumbass

[@ininjapanda9209]

Fuck the European man.....

[@sarafiansalleh6200]

I think, Singapore was never de-populated. Regardless war or attack, there were people trading on this island. Nice video.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Great I was searching for Singapore history thank you for this video

[@human_bing]

@@DarkwearGT ur existence is fake info.

[@MrFirecasters]

Currently in Singapore now and I enjoy the summary, it’s a fascinating part of the world!

[@kerdak]

You didn’t mention the native orang laut Seletar of Pulau Temasek, Singapura. the Aboriginal community of Pulau Temasek / Singapura. The original orang laut melayu who has been there for centuries. Now most residing in the northern part, Sembawang & Nee Soon and alot in Johore.

[@KK-ro7gx]

They still form 15% of the country

[@fayhay8011]

1:07 The last raja of Singapura is named Parameswara who became the founder of Sultanate Malacca,he later changed his name to Megat Iskandar Shah when he converted to Islam. His old name derived from Sanskrit word,"Parameśvara" which means "Glorious ruler"

[@dudeirfan323]

Somehow as a Malay looking back at historical events... I feel like our sultan sold us.

[@zebimicio5204]

He didn't have much choice. The current Sultan of Johor was a descendant of the Temenggung in Johor. His ancestor caused a conflict with the actual Johor sultan and go as far as gaining reputation amongst europeans without the sultan's permission. That way, he was able to take Johor from the Sultan by making the British buy SIngapore from him or perish.

[@zebimicio5204]

Indeed. Quite ironic that people from countries that are known to coloniset he world (AND PROUD OF IT) is complaining about immigrants who came to their country peacefully for work.

[@liliski1242]

danil lol

[@ibrahimadzim4705]

Md IrfanShah Bin Somsol back then, sultans had limited power (Islamic religion & Malay customary) the rest under Residency/Governor system. And yet there is a threat of the throne. That was the transfer of executive power from feudalism to British indirect rule and to the constitutional monarchy. In contrast; Singapore is republic, so royal matter is a obsolete. But people still keep telling about Sang Nila Utama, the story of Hang Nadim(Singapore under attack of the swordfish). Sultan of Singapore? Vanish

[@goosecouple]

Haha...sekarang baru tahu kah?

[@dinn96]

Correction.. Portugese just conqured the city of Melaka, not the whole empire.. thats why after the invasion & after Sultan of Melaka retreat, they even form 3 others state Sultanate in Peninsular (Johor, Perak & Selangor). & u still wonder why Portugese cannot expand their power outside Melaka.. bcoz they greatly surrounded by Malay Sultanate States.

[@melodicnostalgic3823]

Love Singapore , From India !!! We Indians consider Singapore as a Role model today for Ideal Town planning and Economic reforms. Lee Kuan Yew can be hailed as one of the Greatest Geniuses of Modern times !!!

[@littledonkey8901]

Modi is not bad too! =)

[@preciousjose]

Little Donkey he is, just as stupid as every other PM in our history. Singapore is just half of bangalore and look where they’re now. Be self critical and stop giving credits to guy who has done little.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

You know what would help India tremendously? Singapore is a secular nation, religion is not a big deal. India needs to "pull back" a bit on Hinduism if India is going to join the modern world. This is what I would recommend: 1. Teach sciences in schools. 2. Separate Temple from State. 3. Tear down unauthorized shrines. 4. Get the animals OFF the streets and into zoos or sanctuary's. 5. Fence off the Ganges river so it can flush itself out and become a clean river again. 6. Get the "holy frauds" off the streets and into useful labor and TAX them at a rate of 99% if they do want to carry on public shows.

[@duckeatsbread5644]

@@preciousjose Done little? If it werent for LKY we wont have the singapore we are living in.

[@HexaDecimus]

@@duckeatsbread5644 it took a f Reread but I bevel he was referring to PM modi.

[@shaidirin]

U wanna know why in the comment section most “Singaporean” didn’t know about their history? Because only 13.4% are native and the rest are immigrants.

[@Joeyxyx]

😂😂😂

[@ging-m6z]

The natives were lazy, and just enjoyed the benefits of the immigrants who are now the Head of state and brilliant heads until today. Now the natives are a burden to the society with drugs and criminals activities.

[@chanzhengwei7659]

And also because 99% of singaporeans watching this is students

[@yohanguy8216]

In Malaysia, we’re taught SG got independence when they joined Malaysia, & their kingdom was never mentioned

[@whitehorizon2225]

Yohan Guy Really? Despite Malacca's ties to Singapore?

[@augustinechan5660]

After leaving melee-sia (just a joke)

[@jonpage5326]

Well is sorta true they got independence from UK but without full autonomy...so after they left Malaysia then was full autonomy independence...but it depends how you look at it, both are sorta correct

[@zebimicio5204]

Singapore didn't get its independence in 1959. They were an autonomous state similar to how the British overseas territories work. The British still controll the island. Why do you think LKY was desperate to join Malaya back then?

[@zebimicio5204]

The sultanete was mostly consists of Riau. Singapore was just one of their territories before being absorbed into the British empire.

[@Farisss92]

Malay newcomers? Mate, they have been living there for centuries. A quick look into modern Malay genetics will reveal that they are descendants of Deutero-Malay and Proto-Malay people, the latter settling in coastal areas of the Malay Peninsula around 2500 years ago. Closer to 0 AD, there was a rise in Indianized kingdoms in maritime Southeast Asia but that doesn't mean there weren't people living there prior. The people living there had always spoken either Austroasiatic (Aslian) or Austronesian (Malay, Javanese, Buginese, Dayak, Iban etc) languages. Singapore has always been a part of the whole archipelago (it's old name was Pulau Ujong which means 'island at the end' in Malay) and migration has always happened between Austronesian groups (known for their seafaring prowess) in the region from the time they first settled up till colonial era, where colonial powers start enforcing borders that would define the division between countries in the region today.

[@Fish-se7cf]

I love when you do history of small places

[@jonpage5326]

I agree

[@oyxnova4519]

Great video man, very interesting! Hello to all Singaporeans, your country is beautiful :)

[@umarmars47]

They didn't teach us in schools that who were the immigrants and who were the indigenous of Singapore and the history of Singapore beyond Sir Stamford Raffles besides Sang Nila Utama. I mean, there are already people living here before he came. RESEARCH: Sundaland.

[@forgetit__]

Lol, bcs the majority of singapore people now is chinese, so they didnt include it. They worries if someday native singaporean rebel to majority chinese loool. So goodluck to Singapore future

[@MatPost]

racist conspiritards in the comments...ohhh boi

[@linatwoones]

But they do teach it. I’ve learnt about the Singapore as Temasek and about Parameswara and Singapore’s history as part of an empire and how it was like as a trading hub even before raffles came. Don’t we learn that in History in school?

[@Bobbylim323]

@@linatwoones it's part of the new syllabus so most people don't learn about it. The whole genealogy of kings stories that included sang nila utama as part of the srivajayan empire is mostly myth to legitimise the rule of the malaccan and jorhorian sultanates tho. Its abit of a stretch that sang nila utama is a descendent of Alexander the great

[@SoCoolScience]

My ex wife is from Singapore, and she told me about Singapore being named after a lion as well as Singapore is always burning

[@sinta4020]

History teachers are boring when you can learn history just from the Internet XD

[@ballsacs1019]

Straight fax

[@BlXCK0UT]

Why waste 1 hour in history class when you can learn all about a country in under 6 minutes.

[@ignacioandresadasme8553]

Singapore is the living example of how to build a prosperous country, its not impossible as our politicians say.

[@Gabriel-l]

Singapore is a country with socialist governing methods. As much as a success Singapore is, I'm not sure the western world would be keen on adopting their policies.

[@jonpage5326]

"socialist governing methods" funded by very capitalistic economic model that allows for enough revenue for entitlement programs (that are much more responsibly run than any in the UK Canada or States)

[@ignacioandresadasme8553]

danil not fair at all, Singapore had no natural resources, was totally empoverished, had an uneducated population, was full of corrupted people and was and is easy to invade as could barely defend its sovereignty, with all that it ended up being one the best countries. El Salvador, Haiti, The caribbean islands, the pacific islands the Comoros are all small countries and arent exactly the best examples of a country.

[@ignacioandresadasme8553]

danil Yeah, but that doesnt correlate to the low corruption and the high HDI, nor security. The strategic position itself is important but not all, it only explains part of the incomes, but not how the country is managed. The Suez channel is placed in Egypt for example and it isnt a good example of a country. Singapore has a geostrategic position thats all, the same way other countries have massive reserves of natural resources or other advantages but only some are capable of such development

[@ignacioandresadasme8553]

danil Once again a good geographic position doesnt equal good politics, Singapore has a privilged position but more importantly they managed the country wisely. The same way as Uruguay, a small country with no natural resources nor a perfect strategic position but good political decitions

[@arianrolex6456]

I have my history WA and they want us to memorize all this. THANK YOU

[@wubbox914]

yay a video of Singapore 🎉

[@boyan619]

The Kingdom of Singapura (Malay: Kerajaan Singapura) was a Malay kingdom thought to exist on the island of Singapore from 1299 until its fall in 1398. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Singapura

[@abcjuniormilton]

This Hindu temple is the very first building that was built in Singapore in 1299. It is a temple dedicated to the lion that the Srivajaya prince found when taking refuge in Singapore. Now the construction of the world's first time machine has allowed this monumental event to be recorded. Behold, Singapore, 1299, colorized: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3PFg3uhicaFkK8

[@usaisraelukaresourceofallp8650]

Your work is really good. You need more views. Btw make one about Persia. It would be awsome!

[@SayazWorks]

temasek was under johore old royal house rule. the descendent from melaka before the dethrone of sultan to the new blood of house of bendahara then later changing hand again to the house of temenggung which the curren sultan of johore is. The british play a role in this game of throne & Singapore was always an important part of the old Johor-Riau Empire FYI

[@nenitaschmidt7197]

Lee kuan Yew made Singapore rich. Copied in the middle east hahaha. I was in Singapore 1977 and Dubai did not exist yet or was just a fishing village. Very clean, rare criminality, corruption free and jobless free. Singaporean are proud as asean but love going to England for a holiday.

[@cmg_nab1980]

hi singapore, from malaysia

[@Mynameisdito]

1.04 Majapahit and Ayutthaya siege of Singapore. Best friend 🇮🇩❤🇹🇭

[@ilot4]

Thanks for pronouncing Lee Kuan Yew's name correctly. It shows that you had really put in the effort to research instead of just lifting information from other websites :)

[@godzillaman2406]

Woah. I didn't know that you will make a video about my country Singapore. Good job! You got everything correct. I also have a Chinese ancestry but my grandmother only came to Singapore in 1955. Some people say that Lee Kuan Yew was like a dictator which is sorta true but he modernized Singapore and improved the economy. Thank you so much for making a video about my country!

[@regalianlin4387]

You're kind of the disgraceful one here....

[@godzillaman2406]

Ok

[@DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

Godzillaman The Gamer I consider him a benevolent dictator like Tito. In fact he might actually be better.

[@reisissaputra9578]

Singapore used to be a full cultural country, until the chinese and european come

[@dwchen1]

Reisis Saputra because majority of Singaporeans are Chinese and add to LKY great leadership Singapore able to become rich because Chinese are hardworking and had great entrepreneurship in nature. If majority of Singaporeans are Malays then Singapore will never get rich, because most Malays are lazy, sorry to tell the truth.

[@jackpei23]

As has been said, Historically, is it true that the land of Singapore still belong to Johor Sultan since 1819, which Raffles had sign treaty with the Sultan?

[@kickbutoxy1218]

Briton sees a independent land Briton :- it's free real estate

[@MarkusHalo-022]

Awesome video, thank you so much. your voice sounds familiar, do you make videos based around star wars aswell?

[@historicalmexican1663]

Great video again

[@paulatling8844]

Thanks firet time I have listened to you. Well presented, good information, will try another

[@captain_swaggin4065]

Can you go over the Asante and colonial Ghana?

[@LiberalsGettheBulletToo]

I honestly don't know how you work so fast, on so many topics, with so many art-pieces.

[@lamuerta2030]

beautiful maps

[@loghorizon9610]

Singapura,Kedah,Pulau pinang Bermula dgn menyewa akhirnya pengaruh yg kuat berjaya menakluk seluruh

[@Mister_Ri_MFBMT]

The truth of the matter is the British who gave the name "Singa" (translated from lion) while "Pura" is an old Malay word meaning City. City of Lion. It became "pore" because the British couldnt pronounce "po" properly. "Po" is a Chinese word also means City. So the local Malays & Chinese complied with the British occupier with a translated name from the English's City of Lion to locally pronounced as Singapura (Malay) or Singa-po (similar to I-po that became Ipoh city in Perak & Mua-po or Ma-po that became Muar city in Johor) or by the British, Singapore. England has for ever so long known as the "Three Lions" and also becomes their emblem for coats of arms. Moreover, there has never been any single lion that roamed on the British Isles or Ireland isle for as long as the British people can remember or know. Perhaps lions may have lived in the British Isles during the Land Before Times. Who knows. Therefore, when the British occuppied n colonised Singapura from the Johor Sultanate as a gift of friendship as part of armitice between Dutch-Johor & British Johor, the British stamped their presence with a lion, imaginary as it can be, in their new colony Singapura. For heaven's sake, the fake that lions never live in jungle area like in the Malay Peninsula Rainforest, never live with tigers in natural habitat, and that Singapura is in fact an island will tell you that lion was never ever existed naturally in Singapura that made local people called it Singapura at that time. It was the British "Three Lions" who made up the Singapura's lion.

[@thecrippledgod2789]

This channel is gold

[@loghorizon9610]

Make Nusantara Great Again ( 🇲🇾 🇸🇬 🇧🇳 🇵🇬 🇲🇨 🇵🇭 🇹🇱 🇹🇭 )

[@lia4667]

Forget Madagascar and Christmas Island

[@aren1939]

I would love to visit Singapore one day❤

[@shortie7171]

Epimetheus can you do Vietnam?

[@Grotesque1982]

Hi, can you make a vid on the Victorian era please. Thanks, your vidoes are great!

[@Neokagez]

Majulah Singapura!

[@slkslk9980]

As a malaysia person i loved singapura sm and its close to malaysia to!

[@googudaddy8252]

You forgot to mention Shaheed bhai Maharaj Singh who was the last man standing .of the Sikh empire jailed there..he was 80 when he was tortured and killed in soldiarity confinement

[@g1lgam]

Thx a lot i apreaciate your work god bless you and your beloved!!!

[@vegitouchiha2499]

I didn't know that a Hindu made a kingdom there. I would love to know that how a Hindu got there.

[@asip2274]

Sagar Lakra if you look on the Java island.. mostly influenced by hinduism.. basically.. the old kingdom SEA is hindu-buddha nation... a maritime nation that became a hub-port between old china and south india maritime trade.. Malay language also derived from sanksrit later evolved by Muslim trader and European voyagers.. Srivijaya itself a hinduism kingdom..

[@yahudkarta6873]

Kushan empire .... The Brahmin and Ksatriyan run away to SEA that way ancient Indonesian only spoke sansekerta while they can't spoke Prakerta language like SA .

[@adilpangestu3924]

@@asip2274 Srivijaya is Buddhism lol

[@adilpangestu3924]

@Aniq Iman That Bali, not all Indonesia. Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula were once the majority of Buddhists and Srivijaya was a Buddhist kingdom

[@adilpangestu3924]

@Aniq Iman Bali has its own Hindu kingdom which is different from Srivijaya in Sumatra

[@johane4764]

This is awesome, but a side note: Malay is pronounced muh-lay instead of may-lay. Maybe you should make a video about them and be the first channel to do that :)

[@Osceanix]

1:56 curious what was going on during those 200 years?

[@siewkitlee4191]

Tons of Politics and British Colonialism

[@khairiaris]

Well.. Basically the region was in a political mess which disrupted trade..It started with 3 factions fought for supremacy. Aceh, Malacca and the Portuguese.. The Dutch and the Chinese also took sides in the conflict.. Siam watched cautiously at the sidelines looking to swoop in any spoils.. It was not until the Anglo-Dutch treaty was signed, that stability and trade returned which Singapore benefitted from. But by this time the original 3 factions are themselves depleted and were supplanted by the new colonial powers.

[@jacobeksor6088]

Would you make videos of Montagnard indigenous Central highland and some indigenous live in northeast Cambodia please? We are related to Malay, Indonesia roots for thousand of years but today Vietnamese and other people take away our ancestors land .

[@AndreTSah]

magnificent

[@dvnns-d6u]

In the second half of the 14th century, the kingdom of Singapura grew wealthy. However, its success alarmed two regional powers at the time, Ayutthaya from the north and Majapahit from the south. As a result, the fortified capital of the kingdom was attacked by at least two foreign invasions before it was finally sacked by Majapahit in 1398 [12][13][14]. The fifth and last king Parameswara, fled to the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.

[@kevindunnell7150]

Terrific, thank you.

[@benjaminblandin]

Excellent video, very instructive

[@skkm2420]

Not to forget, raja raja chola coungered, Burma, combodia, all the way down to Malaysia, Singapore and java. Just that many didn't know. This happened in 900ad I think.

[@fazrul78]

Yaahh..we know you are king of claim...chola all over the globe

[@511dydy]

How did a lion get to be in south east asia?

[@TheLeolee89]

It is most probably a Malayan tiger since Singapore is located at south of Peninsular Malaysia. The founder are from maritime southeast asia which mainly consist of island state/country and highly influenced by Hinduism. Big cat mainly exists on mainland. So, the founder are most probably never seen a big cat before and decided that the big cat he saw was a lion based on Hinduism records. Hinduism which is from India, have records/story of lion since India have lion which is called Asiatic Lion. Elephant and rhino are not the only African animal that have Asian cousins. Even if he seen a big cat before which is most probably a tiger, he might think it is cooler to said it is a lion since Hinduism is in trends during those time.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

By boat?

[@511dydy]

Leo Lee Thanks for your explanation mate. I didnt know lions used to exist in asia. Im intrigued to find out more. It has been bothering my mind because in my culture we have many drawings, costumes and dances that are attributed or resembling lion like shape.

[@511dydy]

Harry McNicholas Maybe... Noah brought them along.

[@izmirs.]

Idk forest?

[@pivpiv8864]

I am in Singapore now. That’s why I watched this.

[@MrSami-tv6vl]

Great work

[@yayfei]

Great concise and comprehensive video! But I think you said Malay as melee rather than mah-lay.

[@MuhammadAhsanSadeeq]

We were initially known as Temasek 🙄

[@juliemcgugan1244]

The original name was Pulau Ujong or 'Island at the end.'

[@PrimusProductions]

4:13 Stop the knot before it was cool.

[@raunee100]

Before the dawn of Christianity or Islam it was Hinduism everywhere in Indian subcontinent even in South east Asia, then these invaders came and converted people. Indonesia once a Hindu country is now the world biggest Muslim nation. At the end if everybody is settling down to peace I've no problem with where your faith is invested in.

[@s0ul216]

Historically, Malay Archipelago (where Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia located at) was located in sea silk road. Due to the strategic location, a lot of cultures from Arab, China and India basically mixed up there, no exception for religions. Also in Malay Archipelago cultures in general, the king was basically their ideal person (like heavenly mandate in East Asia, esp. Japan), so when the king converted to a certain religion, everyone would jump to that religion too. And why did the king convert to a certain religion? Probably because of politics, like for example making connections to merchants. And accidentally, the one who spread Islam in Malay Archipelago was not only Arabians, but also Chinese. You can search about Zheng He for more informations about this. tl;dr merchants were important figures in Malay Archipelago history.

[@raunee100]

siscon NEET thanks man! Got to learn something from you.

[@wakakabravo7998]

Raunak Dubey Islam come to south East Asia by peace by the way.

[@harulle3054]

Before Hinduism in SE Asia, there were indigenous cultures, Animism etc.

[@ikapuchino]

Raunak Dubey Indonesia wasn't only Hindu country but also Buddhist country with srivijaya as biggest Buddhist kingdom. And also before India came, our ancestor were animisme and dynamism or worshiped the ancestry. And now Islam most domination in the west of Indonesia and christian domination in eastern Indonesia and also there's small of Jewish group.

[@rascalhusky8129]

Love and respect Singapore.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This is a great presentation

[@chryssjansantos6359]

DO HISTORY OF PHILIPPINES NEXT!

[@gidash]

👍🏿, Brief and Precise.

[@Wallsaya]

You confused between Johore map and Acheh map.

[@avarmauk]

LKY was one of the greatest nation builders in history.

[@bernardphang8]

I'm a Singaporean to

[@himj7156]

it is "aayodhya " named after the kingdom of Hindu god "RAM"

[@wowosewook2os957]

ram lol

[@Ayan_]

Yup

[@mikeburke1993]

Very good video, sir.

[@kholifatullah1064]

WOW, great, Srivijaya ( FC) !!!!

[@flappyism]

Don’t forget the pirates history that surrounds too

[@Pedrosa2541]

Wait what? a Lion? How? Lions never reached the island.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Some people think it was actually a Malay Tiger...but because he had never seen either he was told it was a lion. Or maybe an extinct type of lion (like middle eastern lion) that has not been around for a long time. ....or he just made it up...and thought lion city sounds cool

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

At one point before ocean levels rose the Asiatic Lion made it down to Malaysia. It is now extinct. Overhunted.

[@harryrinaldi2812]

Probably a Malayan Tiger. Of maybe a mytical animal which look like a lion. No lion ever lived in Singapore. Even the Asiatic lion only can be found in India.

[@12dougreed]

Great well told

[@aryehyehudahajzenberg9503]

Please, make one unbiased video about the history of the Jewish People..... Thanks ! Your videos are great.... What I did not learn in fourteen years in school, you are able to teach me in a few minutes.... Keep up the good work and God bless you with long life and enduring wisdom !

[@yorksfolly1255]

If he did i dont think you would like it. Do you want a more theological history or history based on facts we know for sure? for example according to Judaism they Egyptians enslaved the jews for like 400 years yet we find no evidence of this at all when looking at archaeology. in fact we find the opposite.

[@aryehyehudahajzenberg9503]

bob goods Yeah right.... In your next comment you are going to tell me that we are the ones who do acts of terrorism etc...

[@yorksfolly1255]

You realize you never even addressed my points, then threw out a red herring where you accuse me of doing something in the future i would never do? Great conversation to be had i see. Also there are many cases or Jewish terrorism(hagana, urgun gang etc) even to this day, just not reported on nearly as much as the muslims. For example the Austin bomber was part of a christian religious fanatical group but in the titles hes called "nice boy who lost his way" are you kidding me? thats how you treat a manic that aimed to kill blacks?

[@Russianornorussian]

shalom!

[@yorksfolly1255]

man o man oh man are there soooo many things wrong with your argumentation. You just love to twist what i say and straw man dont ya? "Fun fact: the Quran makes reference to the word Israel by name 93 times and makes explicit reference to the 'Sons of Israel' to enter the holy land." -*Show me anything about it saying they are to have it for all eternity or a right of return even after they break their covenant with God, did you also manage to skip the parts where it says the true followers of moses are the muslims and that the covenant has been transferred to them? (probably)* I have studied religions thoroughly. You claim to be an atheist yet your hard determinism in defending isreal along with your name tells otherwise. My guess is your are jewish by ethnicity, but not truly by religion. "There's a difference between a Jewish terrorist and a person who committed a murder who happened to be Jewish" - *AGAIN YOU BUILDING A STRAW-MAN* *I never said that* and on top of it you are a pure hypocrite because you talk about me calling you an idiot and you do it right after. classic, cant even hold to his own ethics lol. first lets establish the definition of terrorism *ter·ror·ism* *the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.* *BOMBING A HOTEL FOR POLITICAL JEWISH REASON IS NOT TERRORISM TO YOU?* *YOU HAVE ISRAEL PROPAGANDA AIDS SO FAR UP YOUR ASS IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT.* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing AS for everything else. *i was right you are an idiot* you realize you just skewered yourself again right? "There's a difference between a Jewish terrorist and a person who committed a murder who happened to be Jewish" - Did i say random Jews that happened to murder or did i say *JEWISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS?* again you twisting my words.

[@kamalaganapathy2020]

Nice but very abridged. You can make it a little more detailed so we get a clear picture.

[@vegapunk100]

more about this region pls AKA burmese-siamese war !!

[@SGGaming1]

Singam in tamil means lion. Ooru means city. Lion's city.

[@sagittarius3364]

Singa or Simha in tamil or Sanskrit is Lion , instead of Ooru , it is Puram or pur used widely in India represents place where civilisation dwells. Therefore, it was named Singapuram and modern ... Singapore 🇸🇬...

[@BlackKevin808]

Veitnam. Heh.

[@blackstartrade1646]

didn't think anyone else noticed that

[@killoreo]

Hunting Lions in Singapore ? I think your a bit off there historian man. Sinhga means lion in Indian languages so it was probably named after the Singh/Sinha group of rulers. Singh(lion) pore(region) Singapore.

[@harryrinaldi2812]

Singa also mean Lion in Malay. Pura in Malay also called City. Ancient Malay speaks Old Malay (Malay+Sanskrit)

[@RajRaj-wu2je]

singam in tamil=lion oor= village or city.. SINGAPORE

[@zebimicio5204]

pura is city in Sanskrit. Not sure where you get taht oor from

[@harryrinaldi2812]

@@zebimicio5204 😂😂

[@i2cybeast]

Hi there, for the infos stated in the video, where could I get the references list?

[@malaysianman5941]

and thus begins the story of the "Kiasu" ppl of Singapore. Yawnnnn

[@Gazapotato639]

I live in singapore i barely see any video on singapore

[@renesarabia6442]

Please do a history of the Philippines.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

Well first you had the first Sari Sari store.

[@angelguanzon3810]

Jason Sonic V arent you the crazy one? Why use that picture if youre a human. Dont hide little human. It makes you look weak. Dont be a pathetic one.

[@quincysmith7122]

Thank you!

[@blueblast9736]

Now chinese own singapore

[@sherkjlsjdf6334]

that is why singapore become great

[@TeleeFONE]

Own or steal?

[@TrongHoangPhan]

"somethings belong to China,it must belong to China,if something don't belong to China,we should find ways" MaoZeDong said....... they continue spreading slowly but good efficient.

[@SuperTechno2012]

cool das No! China was poor until 1978 and wasn’t even growing. China didn’t make singapore great!

[@matinkamal]

pretty upset you left out details of William Farquhar

[@rajendertkr]

Singha mean lion in Sanskrit

[@MS-jh7ll]

Rajender Thakur its Tamil

[@rajendertkr]

Santhosh Santhu it's in Sanskrit and hindi if u know Sanskrit Nd hindi

[@jithendranambiar7699]

Singha is derived from the Sanskrit word

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

Doesn't Naga mean large snake or kind cobra in Sanskrit?

[@jithendranambiar7699]

Harry McNicholas yes naga is snake in Sanskrit

[@patriot4786]

Malaysia, South Thailand, Singapura, Indonesia, Brunei, East timor and Southern phillipines was ONE nation known as NUSANTARA

[@MikeIce4SG]

thank you!!

[@jt4009]

Singapore is Chinese country.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

No it is a cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious mix and it does very well. Singapore is very much like Switzerland.

[@vekash485]

Singam means lion in tamil + pore means fish = Singapore means lion headed fish Tamilans also built angor wat in combodia

[@wannaim6499]

Pura in Sanskrit means city. Old Kingdoms in nusantara heavily influenced by Sanskrit language.

[@vekash485]

What about angor wat

[@wannaim6499]

up to down Angkor Wat is actually the term from KHMER language which also has roots or derived from old SANSKRIT language. "Angkor" means Temple City in KHMER derived from the vernicular word "nokor" which has its root from the word "nagara", a SANSKRIT word. Meanwhile Wat is also a KHMER word which is also from a SANSKRIT word, "vata". It means "temple grounds" in KHMER, and "enclosure" in SANSKRIT. It is the same thing happened with the word of old Malay Kingdom named "Nagara Sri Darmaraja" which in Thai was called "Nakhon Si Thammarat", both are derived from SANSKRIT language but the spellings are different due to the language spoken by different types of people.

[@vekash485]

Angkor wat was built by Tamil king suryavarman 2 and most of the written letters in Angkor wat is in tamil en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suryavarman_II

[@wannaim6499]

up to down You gave a link which doesn't validate your claims about King Suryavarman II being a Tamil origins. He was KHMER by ethnicity and was a great KHMER King. Brother, your statement will make the Cambodians irritated if they ever read it.