ASNS2661 Lecture 1: wk 1 part 3

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Asian Studies
• Course: ASNS2661
• Professor: all

Document Summary

What were the roles of chinese, indians, arabs, and southeast. Chinese sources describe funan as a territorial empire with hereditary kings who acquired territory through conquest. However later texts give a more accurate perspective on the divergence between chinese and non-chinese cultures. It is unlikely that funan was a centrally governed bureaucratic state with a fixed mode of succession. Chinese descriptions of funan as a major centre of maritime trade are confirmed by archeological. Chinese sources confirm that funan was a major link in a shipping network that streached around the south china sea. Pottery from funan has been discovered at two sites in the malay peninsula. We have no historical information on funan"s trade with other parts of southeast asia except for a chinese note that proves that funan imported iron from the philippines. Chinese sources record that funan became great by subjugating other trading ports. Silk road: overland trade route from the mediterranean across central asia to china.