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Majapahit's Spice Trade: The Empire's Hidden Gold
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Majapahit Empire's control of the spice trade — particularly cloves, nutmeg, and pepper — fueled its rise and shaped its relations with distant powers. From the Moluccas to the markets of Trowulan, they trace the routes, the ships, and the deals that made Majapahit a commercial superpower. Along the way, they discuss the role of the harbormaster, the use of cowrie shells as currency, and the arrival of Chinese fleets under Zheng He. They also untangle the legend of the mullet fish and the bitter gourd, and how the spice trade may have sown…
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