Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula or what is present day WestlPeninsular Malaysia is flanked on either shores by the South China Sea on the east and the Straits of Malacca (Melaka) on the west, both essentially important sea-borne passages between the East and the West. By the first millennium BCE and the earl...

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Main Author: Ooi, Keat Gin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/30874/1/Strategically_on_the_Maritime_Silk_Route_Maritime_Treasures_off_the_Malay_Paninsula.pdf
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description The Malay Peninsula or what is present day WestlPeninsular Malaysia is flanked on either shores by the South China Sea on the east and the Straits of Malacca (Melaka) on the west, both essentially important sea-borne passages between the East and the West. By the first millennium BCE and the early part of the first millennium CE the Malay Peninsula possessed coastal trading sites and on the lower reaches of rivers. Complementing the peninsula's strategic location was the seasonal monsoonal pattern that facilitated the comings and goings of merchants enabling long-distant maritime trade to flourish. The peninsula acted as a 'connector' for the confluence of traders from East Asia to interact with counterparts from South and West Asia as well as from Southeast Asia.
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spelling usm.eprints-308742017-03-13T02:59:17Z http://eprints.usm.my/30874/ Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula Ooi, Keat Gin P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) The Malay Peninsula or what is present day WestlPeninsular Malaysia is flanked on either shores by the South China Sea on the east and the Straits of Malacca (Melaka) on the west, both essentially important sea-borne passages between the East and the West. By the first millennium BCE and the early part of the first millennium CE the Malay Peninsula possessed coastal trading sites and on the lower reaches of rivers. Complementing the peninsula's strategic location was the seasonal monsoonal pattern that facilitated the comings and goings of merchants enabling long-distant maritime trade to flourish. The peninsula acted as a 'connector' for the confluence of traders from East Asia to interact with counterparts from South and West Asia as well as from Southeast Asia. 2014-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/30874/1/Strategically_on_the_Maritime_Silk_Route_Maritime_Treasures_off_the_Malay_Paninsula.pdf Ooi, Keat Gin (2014) Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula. In: Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association (IPP A) Congress Angkor (Siem Reap), , 12-18 January 2014, Cambodia.
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Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula
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title_full Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula
title_fullStr Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula
title_short Strategically On The Maritime Silk Route Maritime Treasures Off The Malay Peninsula
title_sort strategically on the maritime silk route maritime treasures off the malay peninsula
topic P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
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