Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: But Raffles secured his place in history by negotiating with the Sultan of Johor the creation of the Singapore trading post, in 1819. Choices:  1. Raffles had successfully swindled the Sultan of Johor out of a fortune. 2. A crucial part of Singapore's history was Raffles part in creating the Singapore trading post in 1819. 3. Raffles was relegated to the detritus of history after his failure to secure the creation of Singapore.

2