feb 6, 1819 - British Undermining

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In 1818, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the British colony at Bencoolen. Raffles believed that the British should find a way to challenge the dominance of the Dutch in the area. Raffles managed to convince Lord Hastings, governor-general of India and his superior in the British East India Company, to fund an expedition to establish a new British base in the region. Raffles then searched for several weeks. He found several islands that seemed promising, but were either already occupied by the Dutch, or lacked a suitable harbor. He does meet the current Sultan's elder brother Tengku Long. The British, through Raffles, promise to recognize Tengku Long as the rightful Sultan of Johor, under the title of Sultan Hussein, if he will undermine Dutch control of the region.

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