Ban Zu
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Ban Zu or Banzu was a port settlement believed to have thrived in Singapore during the 14th century. It is proposed to be located on Fort Canning Hill and the area on the north bank of the Singapore R
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.
Singapore Stone drawings
Names of Singapore
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The names of Singapore include the various historical appellations as well as contemporary names and nicknames in different languages used to describe the island, city or country of Singapore. A numbe
A statue of an Asiatic lion, or singa, at Draupadi Ratha. Although lions are not native to Southeast Asia, they are nonetheless a number of polities with "lion city" names in the region.
Cantino planisphere (1502) showing Singapore at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, written as Bargimgaparaa. The Portuguese had not yet arrived at the Malay Peninsula and its depiction is therefore inaccurate.