Late Middle Ages · Southeast Asia · Politics

1391

Ming tribute system with Siam and Java

1391

Hongwu formalized tribute relations with the new Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam and the declining Majapahit of Java, exchanging brocades and porcelain for incense woods and exotic animals. The Ming tribute order, with its careful protocols of diplomatic precedence and gift exchange, stabilized maritime Southeast Asia politically in ways that encouraged urbanization and commercial development.

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Before and after in Southeast Asia

Before: 1373: Gajah Mada dies, Majapahit reaches zenith
After: 1400: Malacca Sultanate Founded

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1390: Koryo kingdom's final decline
After: July 1392: Yi Seonggye founds the Joseon dynasty

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.