Reasons Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore?

There are 4 reasons why Raffles founded Singapore: The
Dutch Monopoly, Failure of Penang and Bencoolen as trading ports, Strategic location and
Natural Advantages.

The Dutch controlled most parts of the Malay
Archipelago, with ports in the Straits of Melaka (Melaka) and the Sunda Straits
(Batavia). The British ships passing by had to pay high taxes and fly a Dutch flag. The
British were unhappy about this, thus they set about finding the third port: Singapore
to break. Hence, Raffles came along and founded
Singapore.

Also, the two British ports: Penang and
Bencoolen, proved unsuitable. Penang was located too far up the Straits of Melaka and
could not protect the British ships due to its position. Bencoolen whereas was located
on the wrong side of the Island of Sumatra and experienced heavy monsoons at a certain
time of the year. Hence, Raffles set about looking for the third port, located at the
tip of the Malay Peninsular, Singapore. Hence, he founded
Singapore.

Thirdly, Singapore was located strategically. At
the tip of the Malay Peninsular, it had a commanding position as was located in the
middle of the India-China trade route frequented by the British. This China trade was
important as it garnered 23 million dollars worth of opium trade for the British. This
was a huge sum at that time. Also, Singapore was located near the Spice Islands where
high profits can be earned due to the demand for spices to preserve food as there
weren't any refriegerators then. Therefore, they needed
Singapore.

Lastly, Singapore had its own natural
advantages. Not only did it have a deep harbour to dock big ships, it also had plenty of
fresh and clean water for traders to use. Singapore was located in the tropics and had
12 hours of daylight and had a constant temperature and high rainfall, this made it
suitable to grow crops, unlike the dry seasons of their home country where there might
have been crop failure. Thus, Raffles came along and founded
Singapore.

These 4 reasons are why Raffles founded
Singapore.