Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.24
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.24
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There was a regular maritime intercourse between India and the Far East as early at least as the first century A. D. This is definitely proved by the statement in the Periplus that ships from Indian ports regularly sailed to Chryse, and there was a brisk trade relation between the two.¹ As we shall see later Chryse was a vague name applied to Malaysia.