Majapahit Navy Galleys

Timeline

1. 1293–1330Coastal shipbuilding areas of East Java · JavaAfter its founding, Majapahit integrated existing Javanese seafaring and shipbuilding skills, assembling fleets of large wooden ships combining oars and sails capable of blue-water maneuver to control sea lanes of the Java Sea and Makassar Strait.
2. 1330–1364Majapahit waters · IndonesiaChancellor Gajah Mada pursued the "Nusantara" expansion policy; the scale of naval galleys increased markedly, with texts and relief traditions depicting large jong carrying hundreds of people for expeditions to Bali, Sumatra, and elsewhere.
3. 1381–1390Northern Javanese ports · JavaAfter Gajah Mada's death, central authority weakened, but naval galleys still carried out tributary shipping and local campaigns within the archipelago; ship types continued the large wooden multi-oar-and-sail design, providing military support for Javanese maritime activity into the 15th century.