21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands

Beneath the shade of an Indonesian teak forest, a great brick gateway stands in ruins...

In this episode, I want to tell the story of the Majapahit Empire of medieval Indonesia. I want to show how this empire of the islands grew up on the volcanic island of Java, and how it beat the odds to survive in a world of medieval superpowers. I want to show how Majapahit expanded its influence and dominion to other lands, and undertook voyages that have few precedents in history. And I want to show what happened to bring this empire of the islands finally crashing down...

SOURCES: https://www.patreon.com/fallofcivilizations_podcast/posts/sources-for-21-165265269Voice Actors

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Henry Stenhouse

Michael Hajiantonis

Alexandra Boulton

Simon Jackson

Catherine James

Tom Marshall-Lee

Chris Harvey

Jack Jacobs

Nick Denton

Amrit Sandhu

Paul Casselle

Tim Stephenson

Ameen Taher

Readings in Old and Middle Javanese were performed by Ferry Sanjaya and Kadha Aditya.

Historical advisor: Dr Alex West