This comprehensive history provides a fresh interpretation of southeast asia from 100 to 1500, when major social and economic developments foundational to modern societies took place on the mainland burma, thailand, cambodia, and vietnam and the island world indonesia, malaysia, and the philippines. The nusantao maritime trading network is seen as a very widespread trading and communication. Southwest asia and the indian ocean, 15001750 chapter 19. Pdf sinojapanese rivalry in maritime southeast asia. Southwest asia and the indian ocean, 1500 1750 chapter 19 author. The 16thcentury term east indies and the later 19thcentury. The interactive emergence of european domination john e.
Maritime southeast asia wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Sitting at one of the key trade routes in the world, malacca. The history of southeast asia has been greatly influenced by its wide topographical diversity. China and maritime europe, 1500 1800 china and maritime europe, 1500 1800, looks at early modern china. Arabic accounts of maritime southeast asia 8501450.
Asia before imperialism mughal empire in south asia strong in the 1600s. A world historian herself, shaffer states that the primary purpose of the book is to introduce to a world history audience that part of maritime southeast asia s history that seems most critical to. New world silver, chinese tea, jesuit astronomers at the chinese court, and merchants and marauders. In ancient maritime history, evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. Maritime southeast asia is the maritime region of southeast asia as opposed to mainland southeast asia and comprises what is now malaysia, brunei, the philippines, singapore, indonesia, and timor leste. Major trade patterns of the eastern hemisphere from to 1500 a. All of these studies are in the midst of vigorous revivals.
A short history of south east asia1 stanford university. Pdf a history of early southeast asia aisyah zds academia. Maritime southeast asia is apart from exceptions like borneo and sumatra a patchwork of recurring landsea patterns on widely dispersed islands and archipelagos. Maritime southeast asia is sometimes also referred to as island southeast asia or insular southeast asia. The primary concern of this essay is to present details of the development of the nusantao maritime trading network between taiwan, coastal south china and northern viet nam from a bit before 7,000 b. Silk routes across asia to the mediterranean basin maritime routes across the indian ocean. In ancient history, various vessels were used for coastal fishing and travel. Religions of southeast asia, in pdf northern illinois university the major colonizers of southeast asia were europeans, japanese and the.
A history of southeast asia narrates the history of the region from earliest recorded times until today, covering presentday myanmar, thailand, cambodia, laos, vietnam, malaysia, singapore, brunei, the philippines, indonesia and east timor. Majapahit java mandala state 254 maps southeast asia to 1500 xiv 1. This paper addresses the importance of commercial expansionism and cultural exchange in maritime southeast asia as both were foundational to portuguese, dutch, french, and british encounters with islamic traders and regional ports of trade circa 1500 1700. The maritime regions of southeast asia played an important but varying role in. Regional identities in the straits of melaka region circa 1500 ce, southeast asia journal of social science, 29, 1 2001, 87119. Chinese government abruptly stopped the voyages in 1433 i.
Starting in southern china and taiwan, farming and fishing communities begin to move south and west, into the coasts and islands of south east asia. Eastern asia, south east asia, and southeast asia hereafter referred to as the new terms. Lynda shaffer a history of the fabled islands of southeast asia from 300 bc, by which time their inhabitants had learned to sail the monsoon winds, to ad 1528, when islam became dominant in the region. Maritime southeast asia to 1500 sources and studies in. Southeast asia is bordered to the north by east asia, to the west by south asia and the bay of bengal, to the east by oceania and the pacific ocean, and to the south by australia and the indian ocean. It focuses on issues at sea and does not address ones of onshore security, such as cargo screening, maritime theft and fraud, and the threat of terrorist attack on port infrastructure. Maritime southeast asia to 1500 sources and studies in world history lynda norene norene shaffer on.
Muslim merchants and sufi mystics in southeast asia. Maritime southeast asia between south asia and china to the. The maritime domain has emerged as a prominent sphere of cooperation between india and southeast asia. Silk roads across asia to the mediterranean basin maritime routes across the indian ocean transsaharan routes across north africa textiles, numeral system india and middle east northern european links with the lack sea western european sea and river trade south hina sea and lands of southeast asia. Maritime southeast asia to 1500, by lynda norene shaffer. Maritime southeast asia to 1500 sources and studies in world. In the 18th century, the british, who became increasingly engaged in southeast asia over their interests in india, gained control of it from the dutch. The 16th century term east indies, and the later 19thcentury term malay. A modern history, revised edition honolulu, university of hawaii press, 1987, p. Another term for maritime southeast asia is insulindia indian islands, used to describe the region between indochina and australasia.
Project muse european southeast asia encounters with. Today, 5 of the countries here belong to the association of southeast asian nations asean. A world historian herself, shaffer states that the primary purpose of the book is to introduce to a world history audience that part of maritime southeast asia s history that seems most critical to our concerns p. Sep 01, 20 asian maritime trade before 1500 first created 28 jul 20. They continued to have contacts with the chinese civilisation well established in the second millenium b. Home browse books book details, maritime southeast asia to 1500. The maritime regions of southeast asia played an important but varying role in connecting south asia and china prior to the sixteenth century. Specialized conferences and publications abound, so that we are. Concisely written and filled with historical anecdotes, th. The maritime section of southeast asia is also known as the malay archipelago, a term derived from the european concept of a malay race. The quincentennial flood of writing and arguing about columbus and everything he can possibly be taken to stand for has involved surprisingly little.
The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various stone age populations. With regard to commercial exchanges, traders, ships, and polities in southeast asia facilitated and sometimes controlled the flow of goods. Some entries have precise dates, some have a range, and some are approximate so the ordering is also subjective, but we have attempted to list events in rough chronological order, up to an arbitrary cutoff date of 1700 ce. At around this time, a series of major population movements begin to affect this region.
This section of the list of rampage killers contains those cases that occurred in oceania and maritime southeast asia this section does not include school massacres. In short, this is a history of maritime southeast asia for world. Southeast asia or southeastern asia is a subregion of asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of china, east of the indian subcontinent and northwest of australia. In 104 succinct pages of fairly large print, the history of maritime southeast asia to 1500 is laid out. China and maritime europe, 15001800 china and maritime europe, 15001800, looks at early modern china in some of its most complicated and intriguing relations with a world of increasing global interconnection. Maritime trade in southeast asia during the early colonial. Maritime trade and societal development, 100 1500, historian kenneth hall offers a useful overview of southeast asian history in the era prior to european involvement in the region. Request pdf on jan 1, 20, derek heng and others published kenneth r. The seas around the islands of maritime southeast asia have been important for ships and trade.
South east asia since 1800 south east asian history. Lynda norene shaffer, maritime southeast asia to 1500, p. Maritime trade and societal development, 100 1500, historian kenneth hall offers a useful overview of southeast asian. The peoples of maritime south east asia presentday malaysia, indonesia. During the medieval period, several major trading routes developed in the eastern hemisphere. Maritime southeast asia to 1500 by lynda norene shaffer is an attempt to remedy these difficulties. Southeast asian history and the mediterranean analogy pdf. Dec 31, 2010 china and maritime europe, 15001800 looks at early modern china in some of its most complicated and intriguing relations with a world of increasing global interconnection.
West malaysia is part of the mainland and east malaysia is in maritime southeast asia, on the. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. It is also known as the tilted square sail, canted rectangular sail, or balance lug sail in english. Maritime trade networking in eastern southeast asia, ca. Maritime trade in southeast asia during the early colonial period. But unlike the case in south asia, where islam was harnessed to a conquering empire, islam entered southeast asia peacefully, spread by a combination of merchants and missionaries. Southern and eastern asia 0 250 500 1500 km alb ers equ a p oj cti n, wgs 1984 disclaimer fao aquastat, 2011 the designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the food and agriculture organization of the united nations concerning the legal. Most southeast asian countries are on mainland southeast asia or in maritime southeast asia. Maritime southeast asia to 1500 by lynda norene shaffer. Maritime southeast asia wikipedia republished wiki 2. Prescott abstract national jurisdiction over maritime areas in asia southeast is depicted on a map of the region and accompanied by detailed a commentary ten map details with. The china factor in indias maritime engagement with.
Of specific interest is increased trade with china, history of indian influence on southeast asia wikipedia, the free. These trading routes developed among europe, africa, and asia. Brunei, indonesia, malaysia, singapore, and the philippines. The muslims empires promoted both the expansion of trade and the faith by sending merchants into southeast asia and on to china. This paper addresses the importance of commercial expansionism and cultural exchange in maritime southeast asia as both were foundational to portuguese, dutch, french, and british encounters with islamic traders and regional ports of trade circa 15001700. The areas of strongest islamic influence were along the peninsula and archipelago, where citystates formed parts of an asian maritime trading. China and india were the two economic powerhouses in the 1600s and 1700s. It examines how the old and new terms have been defined and used in english newspapers published in the united kingdom and singapore in the past.
Sea and in southeast asian ports in the eleventh century b. Since ancient times, the control or to have at least some forms of control over the lucrative waterways has always been the ambition of littoral states as well as those with vested and specific interests. Ages of sail, ocean basins, and southeast asia 3 trade, the location of this wreck, and others as well, serves to remind us that their presence in. Among the key studies on early maritime trade in southeast asia are kenneth hall, maritime trade and state development in early southeast asia honolulu, university of hawaii press, 1985 and lynda norene shaffer, maritime southeast asia to 1500 armonk, n. This has come amid a shared interest in maintaining the free flow of maritime trade and transport, the need for a joint approach in addressing humanitarian disasters, and mutual concerns in combatting the scourge of maritime piracy, illicit trafficking, and the latent threat of maritime. List of rampage killers in oceania and maritime southeast asia. The quincentennial flood of writing and arguing about columbus and everything he can possibly be taken to stand for has involved surprisingly little attention to the indies he hoped to findthe spice islands and, more broadly. Portugal was the first european power to establish a bridgehead in maritime southeast asia with the conquest of the sultanate of malacca in 1511. New world silver, chinese tea, jesuit astronomers at the chinese court, and merchants and marauders of all kinds play important roles here. Ceylon first came into contact with southeast asia as a result of the maritime trade involving southeast asian countries on the sea route between china and the west. Maritime trade and history, map and timeline of south east asia in 1500 bc, showing continued population movements.
Read the fulltext online edition of maritime southeast asia to 1500 1996. Commodity flows, diaspora networking, and contested agency. South asia, southeast asia, japan, and korea including historians of christian missions elsewhere in asia. Southeast asia has played an important role in international trade for centuries, particularly in the maritime region. Maritime southeast asia is the maritime region of southeast asia as opposed to mainland southeast asia and comprises the countries of brunei, indonesia, malaysia, philippines, singapore and east timor. Recent revisionist approaches to early pre 1500 eastern indian ocean history draw from and crossreference epigraphic, archaeological, art historical, literary, cultural, textual, shipwreck, and a variety of other primary and secondary sources as these document the evolution of southeast asia from roughly 300 to 1500, before significant european regional presence became a factor. Over 14 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
Southeast asias reputation as a crossroads is anchored in histories of trade and. As the regional economy connecting china and southeast asia fell into a slump, violent trade conflicts increased. Maritime southeast asia not just a crossroads association for. New burmese, thai, and vietnamese governments in the 16th century. Tom hoogervorsts chapter examines maritime southeast asia and its growing relation. A history of the fabled islands of southeast asia from 300 bc, by which time their inhabitants had learned to sail the monsoon winds. Southeast asia in world history southeast asias place and contribution to the world economy prior to the 1500s, especially in the early millennia of the current era. In the next ten to thirty years, asia is probably the only continent in which the size of the middle class will expand dramatically. Chinese merchants and craftsmen continued to settle and trade in japan, philippines, taiwan, and southeast asia, but.
This chapter traces the earlier use and conception of the term southeast asia. The peoples of maritime south east asia presentday malaysia, indonesia and the philippines are thought to have migrated southwards from southern china sometime between 2500 and 1500 b. In historical sources, tanja sail is sometimes incorrectly to referred as lateen sail or simply square sail. This comprehensive history provides a fresh interpretation of southeast asia from 100 to 1500, when major social and economic developments foundational to modern societies took place on the mainland burma, thailand, cambodia, and vietnam and the island world. Cruise lines see asia pacific as a huge opportunity with 62 ships will visit asia between 2014 and 2015. Sufi mystics helped to spread islam in maritime southeast asia. Maritime southeast asia is the maritime region of southeast asia and comprises the countries. Here is a brief, wellwritten, and lively survey of the history of southeast asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the regions role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas. A history of southeast asia national library board.
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