Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.351

v2.c13.351

The subsequent history of individual colonies will show, that this peaceful penetration of the Indians resulted in the fusion of Indians with their diverse races, and the evolution of a new culture which partook of elements of both. The dominant race imposed its language, religion and social customs, but could not efface all traces of indigenous elements in respect of any of these. As years went on, and the contact with India grew less and less, the native elements again asserted themselves. All these will be illustrated by the detailed history of the Indian colonies in the Malay Peninsula, and the islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Bali to which we now proceed.