Srivijaya's Maritime Law: The Undang-Undang Laut Melaka

Long before European navies codified the laws of the sea, the Malay world had its own sophisticated maritime code: the Undang-Undang Laut Melaka. But its roots stretch back to Srivijaya's golden age. Lucas and Luna explore how the empire's sea nomads, the Orang Laut, governed conduct on the high seas—from shipwreck salvage rights and cargo disputes to the punishment of mutiny. They trace surviving fragments in the 15th-century Melaka code, discuss the role of the nakhoda (captain) and the kiwi (navigator), and examine what Chinese records like Zhao Rugua's Zhufan Zhi reveal about Srivijayan maritime justice. A fascinating look at how an empire built on water created order out of chaos. #Srivijaya #MaritimeLaw #UndangUndangLautMelaka #OrangLaut #ZhufanZhi #ZhaoRugua #Nakhoda #Kiwi #StraitOfMalacca #Palembang #Melaka #SeaNomads #IndianOceanTrade #MaritimeHistory #SoutheastAsia #LegalHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo