The British, after the restoration of Malacca to the Dutch in 1818, sought a station to off-set their European rivals in Malay peninsula. In 1819, Stamford Raffles induced Hussein to conclude a treaty, to which the Temenggong of Johor, Temenggong Abdul Rahman, was also a signatory, ceding Singapore to British. In return, Raffles would install Hussein as Sultan of Johor.