Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t4.86
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c14.t4.86
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In the Commentaries of Albuquerque we find a similar description of the commercial importance of Malacca as a trading centre between the east and the west, where the ships, coming from the Eastern countries such as China, Java, Formosa, and other islands of Archipelago, exchange cargo with that coming from Northern Sumatra and different ports in India and Arabia on the west. This city contained 100,000 souls and extended over a great length along the sea-coast.¹