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Wan Ahmad Fauzi bin Wan Hashim

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• Research Article
  Nusantara: Delineating Its Authentic Map Based on Indigenous Sources
  Author(s): Anwar Od M*, Zulayti Zakaria and Wan Ahmad Fauzi bin Wan HashimAnwar Od M*, Zulayti Zakaria and Wan Ahmad Fauzi bin Wan Hashim
  
  To date, there is yet a map of Nusantara and the understanding of its geographical area is based on logical assumption that it is a combination of ‘nusa’ (nation) and ‘tara’ (between) which is not so. This paper is an effort to subdue its absence by delineating its the map in a diagrammatic presentation based on indigenous sources which directly related to it, Nāgara-Kěrtāgama (the 14th century Javanese Majapahit court chronicle) and supported by other indigenous sources, namely, Pararaton (14century) and the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu) (17th century). Based on these indigenous sources, affirm that Nusantara is an indigenous geopolitical region which covers a vast area of southeastern part of present Asian region with its northern tip starts from the Isthmus of Kra (southern Thailand) and stretches down to its southern tip at Western Papua.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4516.1000163

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