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Captain Francis Light ( c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia . Early years [ edit]
Kapten ' Francis Light (c.1740 – 21 Oktober 1794) ialah pengasas petempatan British di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Beliau juga pengasas bandar George Town, Pulau Pinang pada tahun 1786. Kehidupan awal. Dia dilahirkan di Suffolk, England dan merupakan bekas kelasi Angkatan Laut Diraja British dari tahun 1759 hingga 1763.
Francis Light (born c. 1740, Suffolk, Eng.—died Oct. 21, 1794, Penang Island [now in Malaysia]) was a British naval officer who was responsible for acquiring Penang (Pinang) Island in the Strait of Malacca as a British naval base. Light served in the Royal Navy from 1759 until 1763.
Learn how Francis Light, the founder of Penang, negotiated with Kedah Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah to lease the island for 30,000 Spanish dollars per year. Discover the historical context of the war between Siam and Burma, and the role of the British East India Company in the region.
ABOUT THE HOLDINGS. The Francis Light Collection (MS 40320 : The Light Letters) was formed by William Marsden (bequeathed to King's College Library by William Marsden's widow in 1835 and 1837), transferred to SOAS Library shortly after its foundation in 1916.
Francis Light Statue, when it was at the Penang State Museum. (31 December 2002) Although the island of Penang has been inhabited prior to Light's arrival, it was he was established the island as a place of significance, enabling the island to flourish into becoming one of the most developed states in the country.
This article examines the role of Francis Light, a British trader and privateer, in establishing the East India Company's legal tenure over Penang in 1786. It challenges the conventional view of Light as a pioneer and a hero, and reveals his personal motives and conflicts with the Company and the Sultan of Kedah.
