Talk:Gangga Negara

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Thats good. There are too many flaws in this article. The correct archeological and anthropological evidences is not being realesed by the official incharge in this country. Please note that there is also lack of any interesting citations which depicts poor research on this field by the author.

[edit] Removed material

I've removed the following. It's irrelevant. And I contest the following uncited statement:

Ancient sea traders

As early as 2500 BCE, the Indians already had sea trading connections with the Mesopotamia, they invented the word "Navgath" which later evolved into navigate. The world's first tidal dock was found in Lothal on the Gujarat coast of India. At 425 BCE, there were evidence the Babylonians sailed to South China Sea and Chinese silk was sent to ancient Greece by sea, this is about the time Southeast Asia has been discovered by traders. In the old days, Southeast Asia was a 'No Man's Land' where Indian traders free to build their colonies of sea trading with China, they migrated to various beneficial locations to make money and Indianized the natives. The ancient sea trading of Southeast Asia lasted more than 1500 years and benefited many kings, whereas the poor would go for piracy to rob ships that passing by.

The coming of Islam

As the sea tradings to China getting popular, year 616 CE the maternal uncle of prophet Muhammad (571 – 632), Abu Waqqas, joined a trading voyage from Ethiopia to Guangzhou. He returned back to Guangzhou 21 years later with a copy of the Koran and founded the Mosque of Remembrance, near the Kwang Ta (Smooth Minaret) built as a lighthouse. His tomb is in the Muslim cemetery in Guangzhou today. Years later, four missionaries were sent to China by the prophet Mohammad, two of them died in Quanzhou and were buried as honoured guests, the tombs repeatedly repaired and embellished until the present. Year 651 CE saw the first Arab embassy to China and soon the Islamic traders too, built a new colony at the west coast of Sumatra at year 674 CE.

__earth ^(Talk) 12:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 128kg cannon from the 6th century?

In the article, "Artefacts on display include a 128kg cannon, swords, kris, coins, tin ingots, pottery from the Ming Dynasty and various eras, and large jars. "

Are you sure? Cannon that large from the 6th century? __earth ^(Talk) 12:32, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: 128kg cannon from the 6th century?

Correction: "Other artefacts on display...." L joo 07:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)