Francis Light information

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...

Francis and the Lights is the American music project of Francis Farewell Starlite. The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and...

The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the...

The Francis Light Memorial is a memorial about Francis Light in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The memorial, located underneath the dome, reads: "In memory...

known as Strawberry Hill, which was also the name of a house owned by Francis Light, founder of Penang colony. A number of hills are covered by Penang Hill...

referred to as Light's Vision. Light was born in Kuala Kedah, Kedah (now in Malaysia) on 27 April 1786, the eldest son of Captain Francis Light, founder and...

British East India Company instructed Francis Light to establish trade relations in the Malay Peninsula. Light subsequently landed in Kedah, which at...

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC (/ˈbeɪkən/; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), known as Lord Verulam between 1618 and 1621, was an English philosopher...

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the Pope and head of the Catholic...

them if they were willing to protect Kedah from the Siamese threat. Francis Light knowing the importance of the Penang Port and the usage of military...

finally retreated on March 13, 1786. Francis Light left Thalang for Penang Island in 1786, Even after this, Francis Light and the family of Lady Chan maintained...

Settlements (1868), a Quarantine Station (1875) and a penal colony (1969). Francis Light, the founder of Penang, was said to have arrived in Jerejak Island in...

Francis Chan (Chinese: 陳恩藩; born August 31, 1967) is an American Protestant author, teacher, and preacher. He is the former teaching pastor of the nondenominational...

Sultanates were freed from Siamese domination temporarily. In 1786, Francis Light managed to obtain a lease of Penang Island from Sultan Abdullah Mukarram...

aggression. The first British vessel arrived in Kedah in 1592. In 1770, Francis Light was instructed by the British East India Company (BEIC) to take Penang...

fort never engaged in combat during its operational history. Captain Francis Light, R.N., took possession of Penang Island from the Sultan of Kedah in...

ceded by the sultan of Kedah to the East India Company, Francis Light representing the company. Light renamed the island Prince of Wales Island. In 1790,...

Francis Carmont (born October 10, 1981) is a French professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional...

India, sent Francis Light to meet the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II, to open up the state's market for trading. Light was also a...

the Fraternity of the Inner Light used many unchanged versions of the Golden Dawn initiation rituals which, as Francis King notes, had a "semi-amicable...

Damian Francis Light (born 31 October 1983) is a New Zealand politician who was the leader of the United Future party from August 2017 until the party's...

is present in chloroplasts or photosynthetic bacteria and captures the light energy necessary for photosynthesis. List of photosynthetic pigments (in...

Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light) is a non-electric type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, and was the first...

home. Francis II took the sun for his emblem and for his mottoes Spectanda fides (This is how faith should be respected) and Lumen rectis (Light for the...

Francis Lawrence (born March 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker and producer. After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials...