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Majapahit's Maritime Trade: Junks, Spices, and the Nusantara Network
Long before the spice trade drew Europeans to the archipelago, the Majapahit Empire dominated a maritime commercial network that stretched from Sumatra to Papua. Lucas and Luna explore the ships, ports, and commodities that made Majapahit a medieval trading superpower. They discuss the jongs—Javanese seagoing junks that could carry up to 600 tons of cargo—and the bustling port of Hujung Galuh at the mouth of the Brantas River. They look at the main exports: pepper, sandalwood, cloves, nutmeg, and the prized Javanese rice. They also examine the role of the pasisir, the Muslim trading…
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