'South Seas') (mostly dominated by the Srivijaya), venturing as far south as the Sulu Sea and the Java Sea.

The Chinese fleets started sending trading expeditions to the region they referred to as Nan hai ( Chinese: 南海 pinyin: Nánhǎi lit. This was partly due to the loss of access by the Song dynasty to the overland Silk Road. The 17th-century Selden Map, showing trade routes across the Far East, especially Southeast Asia, made by Chinese merchants possibly in Manila, where the British had originally taken the map fromīy the 10th to 13th centuries, the Song dynasty of China started building its own trading fleets, despite the traditional Chinese Confucian disdain for trade. Books written by Chinese monks like Wan Chen and Hui-Lin contain detailed accounts of the large trading vessels from Southeast Asia dating back to at least the 3rd century CE. : 12 Chinese records also indicate that the early Chinese Buddhist pilgrims to South Asia booked passage with the Austronesian ships that traded in Chinese ports. Tang records indicate that Srivijaya, founded at Palembang in 682 CE, rose to dominate the trade in the region around the straits and the South China Sea emporium by controlling the trade in luxury aromatics and Buddhist artifacts from West Asia to a thriving Tang market. Several trading ports thrived in the area, and the region of Jiaozhi ( Northern Vietnam), in particular, accumulated enormous wealth. Before sailing on open seas was possible, much of the trade with China passed through the Tonkin Gulf. The route was influential in the early spread of Hinduism and Buddhism to the east. These networks of jade and spice would later help establish the Maritime Silk Road, which slowly began by 200 BCE, but only flourished later on, coinciding with existing and older trade networks.įor most of its history, Austronesian thalassocracies controlled the flow of the Maritime Silk Road, especially the polities around the straits of Malacca and Bangka, the Malay peninsula, and the Mekong delta although Chinese records misidentified these kingdoms as being 'Indian' due to the Indianization of these regions. During the operation of the Maritime Jade Road, Austronesian spice trade networks were also established by Islander Southeast Asians with Sri Lanka and Southern India by around 1000 to 600 BCE. Lingling-o artifacts are one of the notable archeological finds originating from this animist-led trade network. It was in existence prior to the Maritime Silk Road, and was led by the animist sea-faring societies of Southeast Asia.

The trade was established by links between the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the Philippines, and later included parts of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and other areas in Southeast Asia.

This independent network was in existence for 3,000 years from 2000 BCE to 1000 CE. The Maritime Jade Road, a jade trade network, in Southeast Asia which sprang in Taiwan and the Philippines was an independent trading network in operation thousands of years before the Maritime Silk Road. The Maritime Silk Road is a relatively new trading network compared to other historical networks of Asia, but its importance is increasing. Historic Indosphere cultural influence zone of Greater India for transmission of elements of Indian elements such as the honorific titles, naming of people, naming of places, mottos of organisations and educational institutes as well as adoption of Hinduism, Buddhism, Indian architecture, martial arts, Indian music and dance, traditional Indian clothing, and Indian cuisine, a process which has also been aided by the ongoing historic expansion of Indian diaspora.

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