Srivijaya 2.0 (4): The Sanfoqi Murder Mystery and its Repercussions
In 1377, the kingdom of Sanfoqi sent an envoy to the Ming court to request an official seal for the Sanfoqi monarch. The Ming Hongwu Emperor obliged, and sent an…
Srivijaya 2.0 (3): Sayonara Cambodia! Sanfoqi is Moving to Sumatra!!
In the previous post, we saw that in various Chinese texts dating from the Song to the Ming periods, there was a kingdom called Sanfoqi that was located in the…
Srivijaya 2.0 (2): Where was Sanfoqi?
Sanfoqi is the Chinese name of an historical kingdom that scholars believe once existed on the island of Sumatra and was called “Srivijaya.”I disagree. I am 100,000% convinced that Sanfoqi…
Srivijaya 2.0 (1): A New Series
Several months ago, I spent a couple of weeks quickly researching and writing about "Srivijaya." That is the name of a purported kingdom that was based at Palembang on the…
Kelley on Vietnamese History, Area Studies & Asian Studies
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Liam C. Kelley of the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). . . and we talked about his research…
I’m an Academic Content Creator, I’m Not Regressive, and I Don’t Use Qbot
There is an article that is getting shared on social media that I disagree with. It is an opinion piece in Times Higher Education entitled “Academics aren’t content creators and…
Srivijaya 15: Sanfoqi in Hokkien
In an earlier post, I discussed how one of the Chinse terms that historians claim indicated a kingdom called “Srivijaya” was actually referring to “Cambodia.”The term in question is “Sanfoqi”…
The Most Revolutionary Textbook in Vietnamese History
Read any history of modern Vietnam and you will undoubtedly come across the idea that in the early twentieth century the “traditional” elite failed to adapt to the changing society…
The Defenders are Saving the Universe
What does a science fiction story about a couple of aliens saving the universe have to do with Southeast Asian history or higher education??Trust me. There's a connection.Watch the video…
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