Ban Zu or Banzu was a port settlement believed to have thrived in Singapore during the 14th century. It is thought to be located on Fort Canning Hill and the area on the north bank of the Singapore River basin between the hill and the sea. It was mentioned by the Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan in his work Daoyi Zhilüe together with Long Ya Men as the two settlements that made up Temasek. It may have been abandoned before 1400 after an attack by either the Siamese or the Majapahit.
Jewellery found at Fort Canning Hill probably dating to the mid-14th century. The plaque on the armlet possibly features a singhamukha, formerly identified as a Javanese kala head.
Fort Canning Hill, formerly Government Hill, Singapore Hill and Bukit Larangan, or simply known as Fort Canning, is a prominent hill, about 48 metres (157 ft) high, in the southeast portion of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.
River Valley Road Entrance to Fort Canning Park on Fort Canning Hill
Fort Canning Park
Jewellery found at Fort Canning Hill dating to the mid-14th century
Early drawing of the town of Singapore from 1823, with Fort Canning Hill in the background, known simply as "The Hill" in the early years.
