The Sultanate of Singora was a heavily fortified port city in southern Thailand. It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol. In 1680, after decades of conflict, the city was destroyed and abandoned. remains include forts, city walls, a Dutch cemetery and the tomb of Sultan Suliman Shah.
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The Sultanate of Singora was a heavily fortified port city in southern Thailand. It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol, and flourished during the reign of his son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah. In 1680, after decades of conflict, the city was destroyed and abandoned; remains include forts, city walls, a Dutch cemetery and the tomb of Sultan Suliman Shah. The sultanate’s history was documented in accounts, letters and journals written by British and Dutch East India Company traders. Its destruction was discussed in books and reports authored by representatives of the French embassies to Siam in the mid 1680s. Princess Sri Sulalai, a consort of King Rama II and mother of KingRama III, was descended fromultan Sulaiman; present-day descendants include the 22nd Prime Minister of Thailand and a former Navy admiral. A Cottonian manuscript at the British Library discusses Singora’s duty-free policy and viability as a hub for regional trade. The port was said to be ideal and able to accommodate more than 80 large vessels; a network of overland and riverine routes expedited trans-peninsular trade with theultanate of Kedah. In December 1641 Jeremias van Vliet left Ayuthaya and sailed to Batavia and stopped en route at Singora in February 1642 and presented a letter of introduction to the Siamese King. On February 3rd, 1642, the delegate presented the delegate with a crop of pepper and presented it to the King of Siam with a request for help in capturing the Dutch people.
The request is not known, but records show that Singora. was severely damaged and the pepper crop destroyed. In February 1643, the Dutch envoy returned to Ayutthaya and asked for the help of the City. The City. responded by blockading Pattani with an army of 60,000 men, well as as enlisting the Dutch as well as the people in capturing Singelaya. The Queen of Pattani branded the new ruler, King Prasat Thong, a usurper and tyrant. The queen withheld tribute and ordered attacks on Ligor and Bordongh ; Ayut Thong responded by attacking Ligor. The city became involved in the dispute and in 1633 Singelay sent an envoy to AyUTthaya requesting help. The outcome of this dispute is not know, but the Dutch requested help and the City was severely. damaged and. the peppercrop was destroyed. A cannon from Singora is displayed next to the flagpole at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. It is said to have been used in the third Anglo-Burmese war, when the British captured Mandalay. The cannon is on display in academic journals and letters written by General Sir Harry Prendergast, commander of the Burma Expeditionary Force that capture Mandalay in the Third Anglo- Burmese War.
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