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Majapahit's Spice Diplomacy: Gifts, Tribute, and Power
Beyond trade and war, Majapahit wielded spices as tools of diplomacy. This episode explores how cloves, nutmeg, and pepper became gifts to seal alliances, honor gods, and project power across the archipelago. We look at the tribute missions recorded in Chinese Ming chronicles, the ritual use of spices in royal ceremonies at Trowulan, and how the empire controlled the spice route not just through ships but through carefully calibrated gift-giving. Lucas and Luna discuss the paradox of Majapahit's spice diplomacy: how a gift could be both a gesture of friendship and a reminder of who held…
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