Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis - In 1786 Francis Light took possession of Penang Island for the East India Company making George Town its first military and administrative base in South East Asia. The Fort was subsequentially built to house the handful of European settlers.

Penang

July 20th 2007
Peeeeeeeeeeee nang! One of the first trading posts in Asia for the East India Trading company. Strategically placed between China and India, Penang was an ideal stop off on the often long and treacherous trading route. Today it is a self governed state with a diverse and multicultural society and as such has a significant historical importance for visiting tourists from all over the world includin ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

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