Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c11.55

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c11.55

I would like to conclude this discourse by referring to an important fact which is always ignored by the class of writers who want to minimise the influence of India upon the development of art in South-east Asia. It is a well-known fact that there was a complete collapse of artistic ideas in this region as soon as the Hindu culture was submerged by the onslaught of Islam. I may quote in this connection the following passage of Fergusson. Referring to the overthrow of the Hindu dynasty in Java, he remarks:

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