The Golden Khersonese : studies in the historical geography of the Malay Peninsula before A.D. 1500 / by Paul Wheatley.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wheatley, Paul (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaya Press, 1961.
Series:	ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
Subjects:	Historical geography Historische Geografie Malaya > Historical geography. Malay Peninsula > Historical geography. Asia > Malay Peninsula Malaya Halbinsel Malakka
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Table of Contents:

Part I: China and the Malay Peninsula. The portage of the South Seas
Rumour and report in the Third Century A.D.
The Red-Earth land
Towards the Holy Land
The barbarians of the sea
The upper coast
'The Barbarians of the Isles'
The legacy of the Three-Jewel Eunuch
Part II: The Malay Peninsula as known to the West. 'At the very rising of the sun'
The Golden Khersonese
Part III; The Indians in Malaya. Suvarnadvipa
Buddhist and Brahman in Malaya
The Colas in Malaya
Part IV: The Arabs in Malaya. 'The Wonders of India'
The master navigators: 1450-1550
Part V: Three forgotten kingdoms. Langkasuka
Takola emporion
'The seat of all felicities'
Part VI: The Isthmian Age.- The Isthmian Age
Part VII: 'A city that was made for merchandise'. A city that was made for merchandise.

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