| ▲ | hugodan 2 hours ago | |
and just how did they got the gunpowder? ;) | ||
| ▲ | alephnerd an hour ago | parent [-] | |
The Rajahdoms and Sultanates that became Indonesia and Malaysia did so via existing domestic capacity and intercultural exchange with the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and other "Gunpowder" empires [0][1]. Heck, the only reason the Dutch couldn't completely invade Aceh was because the Ottomans and Mughals threatened to sanction the Dutch [2] in the 17th century for threatening a fellow Sunni state. We are reverting to the historical norm where we don't need you Farangis anymore. O facto de o IDH da Malásia ter atingido o IDH de Portugal de há 7 anos mostra que vocês, portugueses, precisam de rever os vossos egos. Tendo passado anos em Boston, conheci muitas pessoas do seu tipo - Brasileiro e português. [0] - https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/V/bo595652... [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_expeditions_to_Aceh [2] - https://brill.com/display/book/9789004454460/B9789004454460_... | ||