Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c20.s2.99
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c20.s2.99
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It appears that black slaves were also exported from these islands. Tao-i Chih-lio includes them among the native products of Wen-tan (Banda),⁶ and we learn from the History of the Ming Dynasty that pirates from Borneo were engaged in slave-trade,¹ and that both in 1381 and 1382 the Javanese tributes to China included 400 black slaves of both sexes.² It may be mentioned that coins of lead were used in Borneo.³