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Majapahit's Ironworkers: The Metal That Held an Empire
In Episode 111, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden backbone of Majapahit's power: its iron and steel. Long before the empire's fleets sailed and its armies marched, a sophisticated metallurgical industry in the highlands of Java produced weapons, tools, and agricultural implements that sustained the realm. Lucas traces the iron trade from the forests of southern Borneo and Lampung to the forges in the ancient industrial complex of Trowulan. They discuss the raw material sources — laterite iron ore from the south coast of Java and high-grade bloomery iron shipped from the Malay…
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