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Srivijaya's Silent Ports: Where the Ships Really Stopped
In Episode 217, Lucas and Luna explore the quieter side of Srivijaya's maritime empire: the secondary ports and river settlements that kept the mandala humming. While Palembang hogged the spotlight, places like Muara Takus, Kota Cina, and Perlak served as crucial nodes for trade, tribute, and cultural exchange. We trace the flow of goods—Sumatran camphor, Indian cloth, Chinese ceramics—and the people who moved them, from Malayu-Jambi's Batang Hari River to the spice routes of the Sunda Strait. We also revisit the 11th-century Chola raid, asking what it tells us about…
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