Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of China's relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean.
Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of China's relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean.
Bin Yang is a professor of history at City University of Hong Kong. His books include Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Columbia, 2008) and Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History (2019).
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Contents List of Figures, Maps, and Tables Note on Chinese Weights and Measures in the Ming Dynasty Acknowledgments Part I. The Stage 1. Small, Remote, but Significant 2. From Zaitun 3. Sailing to the Indian Ocean Part II. A Destination 4. Who Once Landed in the Maldives? 5. The Kingdom of Atolls 6. Monsoons and Currents 7. Between the Son of Heaven and the Sultan Part III. The Cargo 8. The Trees of the Maldives 9. Ships Without Nails 10. Cowrie Shells 11. Dried Fish, Grains, and Handkerchiefs 12. Dragon's Spittle 13. Laka Wood and Frankincense Part IV. Reminiscences 14. A Ruined Buddhist Past 15. Port Marriage 16. A True Romance 17. An Echo: The "China Bird" Notes Bibliography Index
Contents List of Figures, Maps, and Tables Note on Chinese Weights and Measures in the Ming Dynasty Acknowledgments Part I. The Stage 1. Small, Remote, but Significant 2. From Zaitun 3. Sailing to the Indian Ocean Part II. A Destination 4. Who Once Landed in the Maldives? 5. The Kingdom of Atolls 6. Monsoons and Currents 7. Between the Son of Heaven and the Sultan Part III. The Cargo 8. The Trees of the Maldives 9. Ships Without Nails 10. Cowrie Shells 11. Dried Fish, Grains, and Handkerchiefs 12. Dragon's Spittle 13. Laka Wood and Frankincense Part IV. Reminiscences 14. A Ruined Buddhist Past 15. Port Marriage 16. A True Romance 17. An Echo: The "China Bird" Notes Bibliography Index
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