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The Last Sail: Srivijaya's Decline and the Rise of the Strait
In the two hundredth episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna trace the final chapter of the Srivijaya Empire, a maritime superpower that dominated the Strait of Malacca for centuries. From the 1025 Chola raid that shattered its invincibility to the gradual rise of Malayu and the shifting alliances of the Orang Laut, this episode explores how a mandala of ports and rivers slowly lost its grip on the world's busiest waterway. Along the way, Lucas unpacks the role of Chinese court records like the Zhu Fan Zhi, the shadowy politics of the Melaka Sultanate, and the enduring legacy of…
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