21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands

<p>Beneath the shade of an Indonesian teak forest, a great brick gateway stands in ruins...</p><p>In this episode, I want to tell the story of the Majapahit Empire of medieval Indonesia. I want to show how this empire of the islands grew up on the volcanic island of Java, and how it beat the odds to survive in a world of medieval superpowers. I want to show how Majapahit expanded its influence and dominion to other lands, and undertook voyages that have few precedents in history. And I want to show what happened to bring this empire of the islands finally crashing down...</p><p>SOURCES: https://www.patreon.com/fallofcivilizations_podcast/posts/sources-for-21-165265269Voice Actors</p><p>--------------</p><p>Henry Stenhouse</p><p>Michael Hajiantonis </p><p>Alexandra Boulton </p><p>Simon Jackson </p><p>Catherine James </p><p>Tom Marshall-Lee </p><p>Chris Harvey </p><p>Jack Jacobs </p><p>Nick Denton </p><p>Amrit Sandhu </p><p>Paul Casselle </p><p>Tim Stephenson </p><p>Ameen Taher</p><p><br></p><p>Readings in Old and Middle Javanese were performed by Ferry Sanjaya and Kadha Aditya.</p><p><br></p><p>Historical advisor: Dr Alex West</p>