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Majapahit's Rice Revolution: Water, Wealth, and Power
Long before Majapahit's famous maritime empire, its heartland of East Java was transformed by a quieter revolution: the mastery of wet-rice agriculture. This episode explores how the Brantas River basin became the empire's economic engine, feeding its armies, funding its monuments, and enabling its expansion. Lucas and Luna discuss the sophisticated irrigation networks that channeled water from volcanic slopes, the role of royal tax officials and local village heads in managing harvests, and the social structure that revolved around rice—from peasant sawah to palace granaries. They…
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