Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
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The Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was an agreement that enabled the British East India Company to establish a trading post in Singapore, laying the foundation for modern Singapore as a British colony.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Johor Treaty of 1819 | 1 |
| Singapore Treaty of 1819 | 1 |
| Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of 1819 with Temenggong Abdul Rahman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1151441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor Context triple: [Thomas Stamford Raffles, signed, Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor]
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A.
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was an agreement between the British and Malay rulers that marked the beginning of formal British political control in the Malay Peninsula by establishing a British Resident in Perak.
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B.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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C.
Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor Target entity description: The Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was an agreement that enabled the British East India Company to establish a trading post in Singapore, laying the foundation for modern Singapore as a British colony.
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A.
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was an agreement between the British and Malay rulers that marked the beginning of formal British political control in the Malay Peninsula by establishing a British Resident in Perak.
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B.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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C.
Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
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D.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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E.
Treaty of Lagos
The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral agreement
ⓘ
historical treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Johor Treaty of 1819
ⓘ
Singapore Treaty of 1819 ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties involving the British East India Company
ⓘ
Treaties of the Johor Sultanate ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Johor Sultanate ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1819 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 ⓘ |
| grantedRightsTo | British East India Company ⓘ |
| grantedRightsType | right to establish a factory and trading settlement in Singapore ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Malay world ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Singapore as a major trading port ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalEffect | ceded rights of settlement in Singapore to the British East India Company ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Singapore ⓘ |
| politicalContext | succession dispute in the Johor Sultanate ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow the British East India Company to establish a trading post in Singapore
ⓘ
to secure British commercial and strategic interests in the Straits of Malacca ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | recognized Hussein Shah as Sultan of Johor by the British ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British colonial expansion in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Straits Settlements ⓘ history of Singapore ⓘ |
| result |
beginning of formal British presence in Singapore
ⓘ
establishment of a British trading post in Singapore ⓘ foundation for modern Singapore as a British colony ⓘ |
| signatory |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor ⓘ |
| signatoryRepresentative |
Stamford Raffles
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Stamford Raffles
Temenggong Abdul Rahman ⓘ William Farquhar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor Description of subject: The Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was an agreement that enabled the British East India Company to establish a trading post in Singapore, laying the foundation for modern Singapore as a British colony.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
linked to: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
linked to: Treaty of 1819 with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor