Singapore & the Silk Road of the sea, 1300-1800
John N. Miksic (Author)
Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes twenty-five years of archaeological research to reconstruct the 14th-century port of Singapore in greater detail than is possible for other early Southeast Asian cities. The picture that emerges is of a port where people processed raw materials, used money, and had specialized occupations. Within its defensive wall, the city was well organized and prosperous, with a cosmopolitan population that included residents from China, other parts of Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Fully illustrated, with more than 300 maps and color photos, this book presents Singapore's history in the context of Asia's long-distance maritime trade in the years between 1300 and 1800
eBook, English, 2013
NUS Press, National University of Singapore : National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 2013