<prompt> Bheka isigaba esingezansi bese uphendula umbuzo emva kwalokho ngolimi olufanayo nesigaba: Ukudlula: Ngo-1818, uSir Stamford Raffles wamiswa njengeSekela Lombusi wekoloni laseBrithani eBencoolen. Wayezimisele ukuthi iGreat Britain kufanele ithathe isikhundla seNetherlands njengamandla amakhulu esiqhingini, njengoba umzila wezohwebo phakathi kweChina neBritish India, owawubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhungo sokuhweba nge-opium neChina, wawudlula esiqhingini. AmaDashi ayevimbela ukuhwebelana kwaseBrithani kule ndawo ngokuvimbela abaseBrithani ukuba basebenze emachwebeni alawulwa amaDashi noma ngokubabekela intela ephakeme. URaffles wayethemba ukuphonsela amaDashi inselele ngokwakha itheku elisha ngaseStraits of Malacca, umzila omkhulu wemikhumbi yokuhweba phakathi kweNdiya neChina. Wayedinga itheku lesithathu njengoba abaseBrithani babenamatheku asePenang naseBencoolen kuphela. Leli chweba kwakudingeka libe sendaweni ekahle emzileni oyinhloko wezohwebo phakathi kweNdiya neChina futhi libe maphakathi nesiQhingi saseMalay. Wakholisa uLord Hastings, uMbusi-Jikelele waseNdiya nomphathi wakhe eBritish East India Company, ukuba baxhase uhambo lokuyofuna isizinda esisha saseBrithani kule ndawo. Umbuzo: URaffles wayefuna ukwakha kuphi itheku lakhe elisha?  <response>: eduze neStrait of Malacca 