Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c20.s2.92
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c20.s2.92
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v2.c20.s2.92
The account of the prosperity and trade-activity in Java, given above, while generally true, should not be supposed to be applicable to all the parts of the island. Suṇḍa, for example, was an exception. It grew pepper of superior quality, but as the people were given to brigandage, foreign traders rarely went there.² The Chinese writers also refer to the piracy in some other localities which cannot be exactly identified.³