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1 INDIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN BASIN
THE POST-CLASSICAL WORLDS OF SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA

2 NORTHERN INDIA North India Introduction of Islam to northern India
Tension among regional kingdoms Nomadic Turks became absorbed into Indian society Harsha (reigned C.E.) temporarily restored unified rule Introduction of Islam to northern India The Sind were conquered by Arab Muslims in 711 (Umayyad period) Muslim merchants formed communities in major cities of coastal India Turkish migrants and Islam Mahmud of Ghazni Turkish leader in Afghanistan, established a Muslim state there Made expeditions to northern India The sultanate of Delhi ( C.E.) Mahmud's successors conquered north India, 1206 Established an Islamic state known as the sultanate of Delhi

3 SULTANATE OF DELHI: MUSLIMS IN INDIA

4 SOUTHERN INDIA The Hindu South
Politically divided but relatively peaceful The Chola kingdom ( C.E.) Was a larger kingdom Dominated waters from South China Sea to Arabian Sea Local autonomy was strong The kingdom of Vijayanagar ( C.E.) Established by two Indian brothers Renounced Islam in 1336, returned to Hindu faith

5 CHOLA EMPIRE

6 VIJAYANAGAR

7 THE MONSOON WORLD The monsoons (rains in spring and summer)
Irrigation systems were needed for dry months No big river in south India Waterworks included dams, reservoirs, canals, wells Population growth Urbanization New capital: Delhi Large port cities

8 TRADE, DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN INDIA
Internal trade Self-sufficient in staple food Rare metals, spices, special crops Temples and society in south India Hindu temples served as economic, social centers Temple administrators maintain order, deliver taxes Served as banks; engaged in business ventures

9 TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Dhows and junks Large ships involved in maritime trade in Indian Ocean Indian port cities Called emporia Were clearinghouses of trade, cosmopolitan centers Indians, Arabs, Chinese divided region into zones Trade goods Silk and porcelain from China Pepper, gems, pearls, and cotton from India Specialized production Production of high-quality cotton textiles thrived

10 INDIAN OCEAN TRADE CLOTH YARN SILKS INDIGO PEPPER GEMS ANIMALS DRUGS
SILVER LACQUER SILK PORCELAIN SUGAR LUXERIES TEA COFFEE SLAVES IVORY HORSES SILKS GOLD STEEL SPICES TIMBER RICE MEDICINES

11 DEVELOPMENT OF HINDUISM
Religious geography in India Hinduism predominated in southern India (Deccan) Islam in the north (Ganges-Indus River Plain) Caste helped to integrate immigrants into Indian society Caste and social change: guilds and subcastes (jatis) Vishnu and Shiva (Brahma) Devotional cults Achieve mystic union with gods as way of salvation Most popular were devotion to Vishnu and Shiva Shankara Philosopher (ninth century) Preferred disciplined logical reasoning Ramanuja Philosopher (eleventh and twelfth centuries) Devotion more important than understand reality

12 ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA Conversion to Islam occurred in slow, gradual way
Some converted for improving their lower social statuses Sufis Most effective missionaries, devotional approach to Islam Followers observed old rituals, venerate old spirits The bhakti movement No distinction between Hinduism, Islam Taught universal love, devotion

13 S.E. ASIAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

14 ETHNIC MAP SOUTHEAST ASIA

15 AGRICULTURE IN S.E. ASIA

16 EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIA Indian influence in southeast Asia
Indian merchants brought their faiths to southeast Asia Ruling elites of southeast Asia Adapted some Indian political traditions The states sponsored Hinduism and later Buddhism Funan (first to sixth century C.E.) In lower Mekong River (Cambodia/Vietnam) Drew enormous wealth by controlling trade Adopted Sanskrit as official language

17 POST-CLASSICAL S.E. ASIA
Srivijaya ( C.E.) Established on Sumatra after the fall of Funan Angkor ( C.E.) Kingdom built by Khmers (Cambodians) Two capitals Angkor Thom (Buddhism), Angkor Wat (Hinduism) Immense wealth built on trade Centralized rule only near capital, feudal in farthest reaches Turned to Buddhism during the twelfth, thirteenth centuries Thais invaded the capital in 1431, and Khmers abandoned it

18 SRIVIJAVA: Hindu and Buddhist Blends

19 KHMER EMPIRE

20 ANGKOR WAT

21 ARRIVAL OF ISLAM Conversion to Islam was slow and quiet
Ruling elite converted in cities Rural residents retained their traditions Melaka was first powerful Islamic state On Straits of Melacca Power based on controlling trade in 15th century


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