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Majapahit's Naval Power: The Fleet That United the Archipelago
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the maritime might of Majapahit, the Southeast Asian empire that ruled much of modern Indonesia from its capital at Trowulan. They explore how the empire's navy, built on Javanese shipbuilding traditions like the jong, projected power across the Malay Archipelago, securing trade routes for spices and establishing control over ports like Malacca and Palembang. From the famous Nusantara expedition led by Gajah Mada to the naval battles against the Mongols in 1293, Lucas tells the story of how a rice-based kingdom became a thalassocracy. Along the…
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