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  His name was Parameswara. According to the Malay Annals, he was the last King of Singapura before the Javanese Majapahits took over in a battle so bloody, it is said to be responsible for the red tint of Singapore’s soil today. Fleeing his homeland, he roamed the western coast of the Peninsula searching for a site to lay ground for his new empire.

Photography by David Hagerman