Assertion: malacca | /r/CapableOf | flourish as centre
Facets:
value: through the decades
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Chinese records of the mid-15th century stated that Malacca flourished as a centre for trade on account of its effective security measures.
text: Through the decades, Malacca flourished as a centre for trade of tea, spices, china and cloth.