South-east Asia: A Short History

administration agricultural aims arrived Asian attempt base Batavia became become began beginning British brought Bugis Burma capital carried centre century China Chinese closely coast colonial commercial Company Company's continued cultivation culture demand direct Dutch early East eastern economic English established Europe European expansion export fact followed forces French further hand important increase independence Indian Indies Indo-China Indonesia industry influence interests island Java Johore Kedah king kingdom land later less Malacca Malay Malay Peninsula Malaya markets merchants middle Moluccas obtained opened organization Penang pepper period Philippines political population ports Portuguese position present production protection region relations remained result river rule rulers settlement ships Siam Siamese social South-east Asia southern spices Srivijaya Straits Sultan Sumatra supplies territory trade traditional treaty village Western whole