Majapahit's Trowulan: The Lost City of an Empire

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the ruins of Trowulan, the capital of the Majapahit Empire. They discuss the city's layout, its impressive water management system, and the clues it offers about daily life in a 14th-century Javanese metropolis. From the brick gateways of Candi Bajang Ratu to the royal bathing pools of Candi Tikus, they piece together the story of a city that once housed perhaps 200,000 people. They also touch on the debates among archaeologists about whether Trowulan was a true urban center or a loose collection of compounds, and what the recent excavations tell us about Majapahit's decline. The episode draws on the Negarakertagama, Chinese accounts from the Ming Shilu, and modern archaeological surveys to paint a vivid picture of this lost capital. #Majapahit #Trowulan #CandiBajangRatu #CandiTikus #Negarakertagama #MingShilu #JavaneseHistory #Archaeology #LostCity #WaterManagement #BrickArchitecture #GajahMada #HayamWuruk #BhinnekaTunggalIka #SoutheastAsia #History #FexingoHistory #IndonesianHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo