Example sentences for: johor

How can you use “johor” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For Johor, astute, tough-minded Sultan Abu Bakar avoided protectorate status by going to London to negotiate a straight alliance, getting a Consul rather than a Resident.

  • For the Dutch, Johor provided a buffer against other Europeans.

  • Computer buffs say that the deals on computer software, pirated or otherwise, are better in KL, Penang, and Johor Bahru.

  • With the Dutch concentrating once more on Java and the Moluccas in the 18th century, the Bugis took advantage of the vacuum by raiding Perak and Kedah, imposing their chieftains in Selangor and becoming the power behind the throne in Johor.

  • But Raffles secured his place in history by negotiating with the Sultan of Johor the creation of the Singapore trading post, in 1819.


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