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…
The Early Kingdoms of Burma
Bagan, Toungoo, Hanthawaddy, Konbaung. . . They are all here in this video on early kingdoms in Burma.https://youtu.be/fclPbOiUtlA
Srivijaya 14: How Ming Writers Totally Messed Up Southeast Asian History
Until recently, I had never spent much time reading Chinese sources for Southeast Asian history (other than Vietnam).Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to make sense of…
Srivijaya 13: The Singora-Angkor Rivalry: The Greatest Story of Premodern Southeast Asian History (You’ve Never Heard)
The biggest story in premodern Southeast Asian history is the story of the centuries-long rivalry between Singora and Angkor.Are you familiar with that story?No, you are not, because you’ve never…
Srivijaya 12: My Methodology
In order to help readers understand how I came up with the idea that there was no maritime empire called “Srivijaya” and that the main place name in Chinese sources…
Srivijaya 11: Two Javas, a Somdech, and an Old Port: Finding Angkor in “Srivijaya”
In researching about “Srivijaya” and in talking to colleagues, one thing that has become obvious to me is that we have developed a habit of accepting that there are passages…
Srivijaya 10: Towards a Post-Srivijayan Southeast Asian History
Now that my mind has re-oriented and I can see that Sanfoqi was Angkor, there is so much that needs to be re-researched. There are the Chola attacks on “Srivijaya”…
Srivijaya 09: The Mysterious Case of the “Kingdom of Puduan”
[2025 Update: Yea, way back when I wrote this, I followed this idea that the character "Pu" that appears in the name of a lot of envoys in Song dynasty-era…
Srivijaya 08: Abus, Sris and Yang Po Kus: Arabs in 10th and 11th-Century Cambodia
[2025 Update: Yea, way back when I wrote this, I followed this idea that the character "Pu" that appears in the name of a lot of envoys in Song dynasty-era…
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