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Majapahit's Monsoon Fleet: How Winds Built an Empire
While earlier episodes have explored the political intrigue of the Majapahit court and the power of figures like Gajah Mada, this episode shifts focus to the invisible engine of their dominance: the monsoon winds and the specialized ships that rode them. We trace how the Majapahit state understood the seasonal rhythms of the Indian Ocean, transforming predictable weather patterns into a strategic military and commercial asset. Lucas walks through the design of the jong, the heavy trading vessels that carried cloves from Maluku and rice back to Java, and how the empire’s control over key…
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