Singapore has had it’s land occupied since the eleventh century. With so many rulers in the world for thousands of years, it would not be possible to go without someone trying to take over Singapore. Every major Empire has tried to take this town/city. Early on there was the Srivijayan’s and the Portuguese fought over the area in 1613. The Dutch tried there hand at taking the city and did gain control of the port. It was apart of the Dutch taking many ports in the area creating a monopoly in the trade of spices. The British were of course next to come and stake their claim to the area. A British port was established by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1819. That is when the city started to become more important and the port feed that growing trade business.

The more recent big battle for the city was when the Japanese were trying to build their empire. The city was bombed with daily air raids where many civilian places were destroyed. Many people died while they took the city. The Japanese won and 1942 to 1945 was a very dark time for the city of Singapore. The Japanese Occupation took its toll on the city. The Japanese army was very hard on the local people of the city with harsh punishments. So many horrible acts were committed by the troops especially the military police. They were the ones responsible for the Sook Ching Massacre.  This execution took 25,000 to 50,000 peoples lives in Singapore and Malaya.

After they Japanese surrendered to the allies in 1945, the British came back into the city only to find it destroyed. Most of the infrastructure was gone. The people were hungry and poor. It took several years to bring the economy and city back to previous levels. The pain left in the people against the British for not being able to protect them stirred up an independence. In 1946 the Straits Settlement was torn up and Singapore finally became a separate Crown Colony. Come to and stay at one of the new Singapore spas and see what this beautiful city has become.

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