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Majapahit's Outer Islands: The Malay Tributary System
We know Majapahit ruled a maritime empire spanning much of modern Indonesia, but how exactly did they hold it together? This episode dives into the empire's tributary network across Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi — the outer islands that sent goods, warriors, and allegiance to Trowulan. Lucas and Luna explore the role of the pasisir port cities as intermediaries, the difference between direct Javanese rule and loose suzerainty, and how the Negarakertagama lists vassal kingdoms that historians still debate. They look at the case of Malayu Dharmasraya in Sumatra: a kingdom that shifted from…
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