HOI 5 - East Java

Minang, Makassar, Bugis and more. 300+ ethnicities make up modern Indonesia. This episode I take a look at some of them.

Treasure fleets from China come visiting.

Majapahit

Power moves East in Java

This episode we look at Java's first highland kingdoms and one monumental temple.

Indonesia's first great empire. A maritime kingdom that had been lost to history until its 20th century rediscovery.

The transition from prehistory to history. The development of Southeast Asian cultures and the growing importance of seafaring, agriculture and statecraft to Indonesian societies.

The prehistory of Indonesia. The land itself and the migration of the people into the region up to about 1500 BCE.

Here is the first episode of my first podcast! In this introductory episode I let you know a bit about myself and what I've got planned. I also try to mention as many of my favourite podcasts as possible.