Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t2.2
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c14.t2.2
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The first definite information of this changed political condition is obtained from the account of Marco Polo¹. Marco Polo calls the island "Java the less", and says that it had eight kingdoms and eight kings. Of these he gives detailed account of six kingdoms "that lie at this side of the land" and were visited by him. These kingdoms were Ferlec, Basma, Samara, Dagroian, Lambri and Fansur. Marco Polo says nothing of the two other kingdoms "at the other side of the island" as he never visited them.