A 1826 Singapore ta haɗu da Kamfanin Indiya na Gabas ta Gabas tare da Penang da Malacca don samar da Settlements na Straits, wanda Kamfanin British East India Company ke gudanarwa. A 1830, Settlements na Straits ya zama babban mazaunin, ko reshen, Shugabancin Bengal a Indiya ta Indiya. A cikin shekarun da suka biyo baya, Singapore ya fito a matsayin muhimmin tashar kasuwanci, Burtaniya ta ƙarfafa da'awarta a kan tsibirin. Yarjejeniyar Anglo-Dutch ta 1824 ta tabbatar da matsayin Singapore a matsayin mallakar Burtaniya, ta rarraba tsibirin Malay tsakanin ikon mallaka biyu tare da yankin arewacin Tekun Malacca, gami da Singapore, da ke ƙarƙashin yankin tasirin Burtaniya. A shekara ta 1869, Singapore ta haɗu da Kamfanin British East India tare da Penang da Malacca don samar da Settlements na Straits, wanda Kamfanin British East India Company ke gudanarwa. A 1830, Settlements na Straits ya zama babban mazaunin, ko reshen, na Bengal a Indiya ta Indiya.
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