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Final decline of the Srivijaya Empire in the 1390s

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1391–1400

By the 1390s Srivijaya was a shell: Palembang shrank, vassals broke away, Majapahit and new Islamic sultanates took its trade role, and last princes …

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  1. 1391–1395Palembang · SumatraSrivijaya's suzerainty over the ports of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula steadily declined; Palembang could sustain only limited trade, and the former tributary system was carved up by new powers such as Majapahit and Demak.
  2. 1395–1400Malacca Strait coast · Malay PeninsulaParameswara and other last Srivijaya scions left Palembang under Majapahit pressure, moving through Demak, Singapore, and other places, laying groundwork for the later founding of the Malacca Sultanate as control of strait trade passed over.

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