Final Terms: History of South East Asia

History 176a with Robinson at University of California - Los Angeles

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Antonio Pigafetta

Wrote the narrative 'Primo Viaggio'

1st hand accounts of the travels of Magellan (1521) and their time spent in SEA writing about the way they converted people of the region. in 1491-1534.

Malacca

Fell to Portugal in 1511

Provided vital trade base for Portuguese on straits of Malacca

Catholic influence from Portuguese

neighboring Islam tried to push off Portuguese influence

Conceded Malacca to Dutch in 1641

Slavin

Dutch term for female slave used interchangeably with the word hoor (whore)

Anitos

Religious objects that were the symbols of animism a pre-colonial belief system in SEA in the Philippines. Represented spirits of nature and deceased ancestors and were used for guidance. They were later desecrated by the people who became influenced by the Catholic religion

Alexander of Rhodes

1625-60

Claimed 39,000 converts in the southern (Nguyen) state of Vietnam and 82,000 in Tonkin

Rapid Christianization

Linga

Stones that showed the extent of Srivijaya's authority

in the shape of male and female sex organs

The stones were used for oath taking rituals that consited of having 'holy' water poured over them.

Phallus symbol usually identified with Shiva

Baylan

Previously subservient to their female counterparts

Assumed the prestigious Animist religious roles when women were pushed out of power in the 18th & 19th century due to Catholicism

Mount Meru

Center of the cosmos

Considered to be the center of the universe in the Hindu/Buddhist faiths.

Trung Sisters

Two Vietnamese women who successfully led a rebellion against the Chinese Han-Dynasty in AD 40

Importance: Led the first resistance movement against the Chinese rule in Vietnam

Quang Trung

Second Emperor of the Tai Son dynasty in Vietnam during 1788-92. Him and his brothers were the leaders of the Tai Son rebellion and united Vietnam, overthrew the Le Dynasty and the two rival houses of Nguyen (south) and Trihn (north)

Fa Xian

Buddhist monk who traveled to India between 400-412CE to acquire Buddhists scriptures. He wrote his travels in a book that is used as primary source that describes ancient South East Asia

Temporary Marriage

16th C. idea that allowed for the women of South East Asia to engage in a term-related marriage. Largely used by the Europeans that frequented SEA, it allowed for women to become part of European trade as well as vice versa.

Shari'a

Islamic religious law according to the Prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Became a large influence in SEA starting in the 12th C. with maritime trade.

Maluku (Moluccas)

Spice Islands in Indonesia that produced nutmeg, cloves and mace amongst other desired items in the maritime trade of SEA. Conquered by the Portuguese in the 16th C. and converted the inhabitance to Christianity. Area of interest because it was the center of the Islamic vs Christianity competition in SEA.

Revolution of 1688

Major uprising of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (modern Thailand) which overthrew the the pro-foreign king of Siam. It allowed for Ayutthaya to become the only kingdom in SEA not to be subject to foreign rule.

Le Dynasty

1428-1788 Was the dominant dynasty in Vietnam for close to 300 years. It significant because it showed a time of stability in Vietnam in which it was united and strong and not under Chinese domination.

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