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... Asia and the trends in Asian history during these five centuries . At the beginning of this , period , the principal forces on the Asian scene were the empire of Śrī Vijaya which dominated the archipelago , the Pagan and Khmer kingdoms ...
... Asia and the trends in Asian history during these five centuries . At the beginning of this , period , the principal forces on the Asian scene were the empire of Śrī Vijaya which dominated the archipelago , the Pagan and Khmer kingdoms ...
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... Asian states similar to the groupings which were formed in Europe . Such combinations were organized by Italian city states against the German emperor . Likewise in south Asia the struggle for mastery between the kingdoms of south India ...
... Asian states similar to the groupings which were formed in Europe . Such combinations were organized by Italian city states against the German emperor . Likewise in south Asia the struggle for mastery between the kingdoms of south India ...
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... their trade . The sequence of events had been reversed . Hitherto the products of Asia held the markets of Europe to ransom . Now Europe had come to Asia and held it in thrall . Thus a new age INTRODUCTION - THE ASIAN SCENE 5.
... their trade . The sequence of events had been reversed . Hitherto the products of Asia held the markets of Europe to ransom . Now Europe had come to Asia and held it in thrall . Thus a new age INTRODUCTION - THE ASIAN SCENE 5.
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THE MAINLAND STATES | 4 |
THE ARCHIPELAGO | 198 |
RELATIONS WITH CHINA | 230 |
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activities Angkor Annam Anuradhapura Arab archipelago army Asian assert attack Ayudhya became Bengal Burma Burmese capital centre Ceylon Chalukyas Champā character China Chinese civilization Cola invasion commercial conflict conquest countries court cultural defeated diplomatic dynasty empire established expansion expedition faith forces foreign frontiers Gujrat Hindu Hinduism imperial influence invaders Islam island Jaffna kingdom Java Kalinga Kertanagara Khan Khmer Khmer empire king Kublai Kublai Khan latter Mahāyāna mainland Majapahit Malacca maritime merchants military Ming missions Mongol Muslim Muslim traders Nanchao naval northern overseas Pagan Pālas Palembang Pallavas Pandya Parakramabahu patronage period Persian political Polonnaruwa Portuguese Rāja region reign religion religious rival rivalry routes ruler Sailendra scholars sent ships Sinhala Sinhala kingdom societies south east Asia south India Southern Sung spiritual Śri Sri Vijaya successor Sukothai Tambralinga Tang Tang dynasty temple tenth century territories Thai kingdoms Theravada Buddhism thirteenth century tion trade traditional tribute Yuan