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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.
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.
Apparently, the island of Penang used to belong to Kedah, and Francis Light cheated it right out from under Kedah! How did that happen? Well, we gotta start from the very beginning, so bear with us.
Captain Francis Light was the man instrumental in putting Penang on the map. While there has been arguments over whether or not he founded Penang, there is no denying that he established the trading port of George Town, and that made possible activities that led to the island becoming one of the most important cities in the country.
Sep 7, 2012 · When Light took possession of Penang in 1786 on behalf of the East India Company (EIC), he set in motion a process of colonisation which resulted in all of present-day Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei coming under British rule.
FRANCIS LIGHT AND PENANG. by R. BONNEY. One of the most interesting episodes in the field of Malay-British relations. is the manner by which the English East India Company came to hold legal tenure over the island of Penang in 1791.
