Book contents
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in Color Plates)
- Illustrations (in Color Plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Indian Ocean between Tang China and the Muslim Empire (Seventh–Tenth Century)
- Part II Globalization during the Song and Mongol Periods (Tenth–Fourteenth Century), and the Downturn of the Fourteenth Century
- Part III From the Globalization of the Afro-Eurasian Area to the Dawn of European Expansion (Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries)
- Introduction
- Chapter 14 Ming China: From Expansion to Withdrawal into Threatened Territory
- Chapter 15 India: The Flowering of the Sultanates and the Expansion of Vijayanāgara
- Chapter 16 Southeast Asia: Era of the Merchant Sultanates
- Chapter 17 Western Asia: Revival of the Persian Gulf
- Chapter 18 Egypt and Yemen: Advances in State Trade and the End of the Kārimī
- Chapter 19 East Africa and the Comoros
- Chapter 20 Madagascar (Fifteenth–Sixteenth Century): The Rise of Trading Ports and Development of the Highlands
- Chapter 21 The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical Names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Chapter 16 - Southeast Asia: Era of the Merchant Sultanates
from Part III - From the Globalization of the Afro-Eurasian Area to the Dawn of European Expansion (Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2019
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in Color Plates)
- Illustrations (in Color Plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Indian Ocean between Tang China and the Muslim Empire (Seventh–Tenth Century)
- Part II Globalization during the Song and Mongol Periods (Tenth–Fourteenth Century), and the Downturn of the Fourteenth Century
- Part III From the Globalization of the Afro-Eurasian Area to the Dawn of European Expansion (Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries)
- Introduction
- Chapter 14 Ming China: From Expansion to Withdrawal into Threatened Territory
- Chapter 15 India: The Flowering of the Sultanates and the Expansion of Vijayanāgara
- Chapter 16 Southeast Asia: Era of the Merchant Sultanates
- Chapter 17 Western Asia: Revival of the Persian Gulf
- Chapter 18 Egypt and Yemen: Advances in State Trade and the End of the Kārimī
- Chapter 19 East Africa and the Comoros
- Chapter 20 Madagascar (Fifteenth–Sixteenth Century): The Rise of Trading Ports and Development of the Highlands
- Chapter 21 The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical Names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Mojopahit’s obvious prosperity during the fourteenth century depended very much on its ability to maintain privileged relations with China and to control the straits. The founding of Malacca in 1401 was a watershed event for Mojopahit. According to D. Lombard, in 1410, China supported Java against Malacca, which claimed sovereignty over Palembang: “China appeared to endorse Java’s primacy over Srīwijaya” (1990, ii: 41–42). In fact, the Ming fleet ensured the safety of the straits with the “agreement” of Mojopahit. In Southeast Asia, China first relied on Malacca, as early as 1405 (see below).
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- The Worlds of the Indian OceanA Global History, pp. 496 - 514Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019