Francis Light
Captain Francis Light (c.1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia.
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Francis Light
Captain Francis Light (c.1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia.
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Capitán Francis Light (1740 - ...... u capital George Town en 1786.
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Captain Francis Light (c.1740 ...... f Adelaide in South Australia.
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Kapten Francis Light (lahir ta ...... , dan ibu kotanya George Town.
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فرانسيس لايت (بالإنجليزية: Fra ...... حيث كان يعمل كتاجر خاص لبلاده
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法蘭西斯·萊特（Francis Light）(1740年－1 ...... 稱做莱特船長（Captain Francis Light）。
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1794-10-21
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Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England, Britain
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The statue of Captain Francis ...... own on Penang Island, Malaysia
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1794-10-21
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Modernising Penang
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Captain Francis Light
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Colonial official
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Son William Light, founder of Adelaide
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Capitán Francis Light (1740 - ...... u capital George Town en 1786.
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Captain Francis Light (c.1740 ...... f Adelaide in South Australia.
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Kapten Francis Light (lahir ta ...... , dan ibu kotanya George Town.
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فرانسيس لايت (بالإنجليزية: Fra ...... حيث كان يعمل كتاجر خاص لبلاده
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法蘭西斯·萊特（Francis Light）(1740年－1 ...... 稱做莱特船長（Captain Francis Light）。
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Francis Light
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Francis Light
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Francis Light
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فرانسيس لايت
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弗朗西斯·萊特
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