Late Middle Ages · Southeast Asia · Politics
1365
Ming sea cucumber trade reaches Borneo
1365
Ming tribute missions seeking coral, pearl, and sea cucumber visited the northern Borneo coast, establishing informal diplomatic ties with the sultan of Brunei. Chinese porcelain and copper cash circulated throughout the archipelago alongside local currencies. Fujian merchants built shrine communities in Brunei and Melaka's forerunner settlements, creating a Chinese commercial diaspora across maritime Southeast Asia.
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Also in 1365 (3 other events on record)
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.