Singapore & the Silk Road of the sea, 1300-1800
By: John N. Miksic
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9789971697006; 9789971695743
Subjects: Navigation; History
Other titles: Project Muse UPCC books.
Description: Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes 25 years of archaeological research to reconstruct the 14th-century port of Singapore in greater detail than is possible for any other early Southeast Asian city. The picture that emerges is of a port where people processed raw materials, used money, and had specialized occupations. Within its defensive wall, the city was well organized and prosperous, with a cosmopolitan population that included residents from China, other parts of Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Fully illustrated, with more than 300 maps and color photos, 'Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea' presents Singapore's history in the context of Asia's long-distance maritime trade in the years between 1300 and 1800: it amounts to a dramatic new understanding of Singapore's pre-colonial past.
Notes: Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-481) and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction : the archaeology of Singapore : forgotten hints; title: historical background; title: The three seas of the southern ocean; title: The rise of the island empires; title: From the fall of Srivijaya to the rise of Singapore; title: Singapore's ancient history, 1299 to 1604 145 archaeological evidence; title: Archaeology in Singapore : history and interpretation; title: Products of ancient Singapore; title: Singaporean imports of the 14th to 16th centuries; title: Beyond ceramics : metal, coins, and glassware; title: Singapore in regional context; title: Temasik's partners in Java, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and India; title: Singapore and Riau; title: Temasik's neighbours : Southeast Asian settlements of the 14th and 15th centuries; title: Singapore and the Europeans; title: Conclusion ancient Singapore, urbanism, and commerce; title: List of tables; title: List of figures; title: Bibliography; title: Image credits; title: Index.