Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t4.72
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c14.t4.72
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An idea of the political importance of Malacca may be formed from a passage in the History of the Ming Dynasty concerning Java, which has been quoted above. It says that shortly before 1415 A.D. the king of Malacca claimed possession of Palembang, which was then under Java, falsely pretending that he had an order to this effect from the Chinese emperor. The emperor informed the king of Java that he had issued no such orders.¹ This shows that Malacca was now aspiring to occupy the position of supremacy which Java lately held in the Archipelago.