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The Dutch transferred to Great Britain the ' Town and Fort of Malacca and its Dependencies'  in which Britain and the Netherlands demarcated their territorial spheres of interest, by the Treaty of London 1824.

The Dutch transferred to Great Britain the ' Town and Fort of Malacca and its Dependencies'  in which Britain and the Netherlands demarcated their territorial spheres of interest, by the Treaty of London 1824.

William Farquhar was in Melaka from 1803 to 1818 after he arrived with the invasion force, married a local girl and was known as the 'Rajah of Melaka'.

Malaccans believed that the fort would not crumble but in 1807 it was blown up with gunpowder leaving the remains of a single gate and a small stretch of wall. Porta de Santiago, is a heritage site today together with what William Farquhar supported and made no move to destroy the Church, and the Stadhuys at the Dutch Square.

Arabic mulaqah . Mulaqah signifying 'a meeting' A meeting-place is equal to the arabic multaqan.

Gaspar Correa , a writer, derived the name Malacca from the word malagas. Malagas is a kind of salted fish.