Welcome to The Temasek Timeline

Ask most people when Singapore's story begins and you'll hear one date: 1819. This welcome episode explains why that's only the last chapter, and what a thousand years of earlier history looks like when you go looking for it.

Start here for what the show is, how it works, and where the evidence ends and the legend begins. Then go back to the very beginning: before the lion, before the city, and before even the island.

From Serai Tour Services. Corrections, sources and family stories are welcome. Visit seraitour.com/temasek-timeline.