Maritime Trade Network of the Malay Archipelago

Name: Maritime Trade Network of the Malay Archipelago
Start: 701
End: 800

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 701–800

In the 8th century, ports of the Malay Archipelago linked Indian Ocean and South China Sea trade into a single system through the Malacca and Sunda S…

Timeline

701–750Strait of Malacca · Strait of MalaccaPorts at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and the northern Sumatran coast became natural transshipment stations for monsoon navigation; Arab and Indian merchants transshipped goods to South China Sea ports, and local rulers profited through tariffs and escort services.
750–800Northern Java and Sumatran ports · Malay ArchipelagoSpices, camphor, tin, and forest products were shipped via Javanese and Sumatran ports to Tang China and India, while Buddhist and Hindu artistic styles spread along trade routes, fostering a culturally diverse pattern in archipelago port cities.

Sources

The Indianized States of Southeast Asia — George Coedès (1968)