Majapahit's Lost Fleet: The Maritime Power Behind an Empire

When we think of Majapahit, we picture stone temples and rice paddies. But this episode turns to the sea. Lucas and Luna explore the empire's formidable navy, from the massive jong ships that could carry 700 passengers to the strategic naval bases that controlled trade through the Nusantara archipelago. They discuss the 14th-century fleet that enforced Gajah Mada's Palapa Oath, the logistics of maintaining a maritime empire, and the naval battles that decided the fate of kingdoms from Sumatra to Papua. How did Majapahit project power across thousands of islands without modern navigation? What happened to the fleet after the empire's decline? And why did the Majapahit navy never attempt a full-scale invasion of the Malay Peninsula? Drawing on the Negarakertagama, Chinese records from the Ming Shilu, and archaeological evidence of shipwrecks, this episode dives into the forgotten story of the ships that held the empire together. #Majapahit #Nusantara #JavaneseNavy #Jong #MaritimeHistory #PalapaOath #GajahMada #Negarakertagama #MingShilu #Srivijaya #MalaccaStrait #Bali #Trowulan #JavaneseShipbuilding #SoutheastAsianHistory #IndianOceanTrade #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo