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Uncommon card · History
History of Singapore, an Uncommon card
The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century, however, evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed on the island in the 14th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Singapore quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Singapore card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Singapore then came under the ______ Sultanate and subsequently the Johor Sultanate.
Answer
Malacca. Singapore then came under the Malacca Sultanate and subsequently the Johor Sultanate. From the History of Singapore article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Singapore. History of Singapore 87 · Hafizullah Amin 84 · Bob Ferguson 79 · Hari Singh 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The last ruler of the Kingdom of Singapura, Parameswara, was expelled by the Majapahit of the Siamese before he founded Malacca.
- Singapore then came under the Malacca Sultanate and subsequently the Johor Sultanate.
- In 1819, British statesman Stamford Raffles negotiated a treaty whereby Johor would allow the British to locate a trading port on the island, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Crown Colony of Singapore in 1867.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Singapore article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get History of Singapore
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Singapore (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Crawfurd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
