Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century

This research aims to examine the historical influence of the Japanese Red Seal ship trade on Southeast Asia during the early modern era. This study investigates the historical origins, underlying reasons, and subsequent consequences of the Red Seal ship system for both Japan and the Southeast Asian...

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Main Authors: Dar, Ku Boon, Luan, Vu Duong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/1/204_215_663422360841PB.pdf
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Luan, Vu Duong
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description This research aims to examine the historical influence of the Japanese Red Seal ship trade on Southeast Asia during the early modern era. This study investigates the historical origins, underlying reasons, and subsequent consequences of the Red Seal ship system for both Japan and the Southeast Asian nations that participated in it. This study centres on the trade routes of these ships within Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on notable destinations such as Indochina, Siam, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Tonkin (present-day Vietnam). This study aims to analyse the dynamics of commerce among Japanese merchants, Southeast Asian cultures, and European colonial powers, with a specific focus on the impact of such trade on local markets and economies in Southeast Asia and Japan. This study aims to fully comprehend the Japanese Red Seal ship trade in Southeast Asia through a meticulous analysis of historical records, archival materials, and existing scholarly works. This study significantly enhances our comprehension of Japan’s early modern international trade and its interrelations with Southeast Asia, illuminating the regional dynamics’ intricacies during that particular era. In summary, this analysis underscores the considerable importance of the Red Seal ship trade in Japan’s involvement with Southeast Asia, its extensive economic ramifications, and its central role in influencing diplomatic ties among Japan, Southeast Asian nations, and Western colonial powers during that specific era.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:235612024-05-17T01:22:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/ Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century Dar, Ku Boon Luan, Vu Duong This research aims to examine the historical influence of the Japanese Red Seal ship trade on Southeast Asia during the early modern era. This study investigates the historical origins, underlying reasons, and subsequent consequences of the Red Seal ship system for both Japan and the Southeast Asian nations that participated in it. This study centres on the trade routes of these ships within Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on notable destinations such as Indochina, Siam, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Tonkin (present-day Vietnam). This study aims to analyse the dynamics of commerce among Japanese merchants, Southeast Asian cultures, and European colonial powers, with a specific focus on the impact of such trade on local markets and economies in Southeast Asia and Japan. This study aims to fully comprehend the Japanese Red Seal ship trade in Southeast Asia through a meticulous analysis of historical records, archival materials, and existing scholarly works. This study significantly enhances our comprehension of Japan’s early modern international trade and its interrelations with Southeast Asia, illuminating the regional dynamics’ intricacies during that particular era. In summary, this analysis underscores the considerable importance of the Red Seal ship trade in Japan’s involvement with Southeast Asia, its extensive economic ramifications, and its central role in influencing diplomatic ties among Japan, Southeast Asian nations, and Western colonial powers during that specific era. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-02-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/1/204_215_663422360841PB.pdf Dar, Ku Boon and Luan, Vu Duong (2024) Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 20 (1). pp. 204-215. ISSN 2180-2491 https://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/index
spellingShingle Dar, Ku Boon
Luan, Vu Duong
Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title_full Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title_fullStr Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title_full_unstemmed Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title_short Eastward bound: Exploring the enigmatic trade of Japanese Red Seal ships in Southeast Asia during the 15th to 17th century
title_sort eastward bound: exploring the enigmatic trade of japanese red seal ships in southeast asia during the 15th to 17th century
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23561/1/204_215_663422360841PB.pdf