British Bencoolen
British Bencoolen was a British possession in Sumatra based in the area of what is now Bengkulu City. A presence was established in 1685. Originally a Presidency within British India, in 1785 it was downgraded to Bencoolen Residency and placed under the Bengal Presidency. On 15 October 1817, Stamford Raffles was appointed Governor-General of Bencoolen. During his time as Governor-General, Raffles enacted major reforms, including the abolition of slavery, as well as creating Singapore to provide a new trading port in the region.
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British Bencoolen
British Bencoolen was a British possession in Sumatra based in the area of what is now Bengkulu City. A presence was established in 1685. Originally a Presidency within British India, in 1785 it was downgraded to Bencoolen Residency and placed under the Bengal Presidency. On 15 October 1817, Stamford Raffles was appointed Governor-General of Bencoolen. During his time as Governor-General, Raffles enacted major reforms, including the abolition of slavery, as well as creating Singapore to provide a new trading port in the region.
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British Bencoolen was a Britis ...... he Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.
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British Bencoolen was a Britis ...... ew trading port in the region.
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Бенкулен
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