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China had colonized Vietnam around 250 c.e. and ruled The largest inland state, Angkor, built a large empire that
flourished for around 500 years.
Srivijaya (700-1250) Center of trade; established monopoly over trade from China to
India ...which gave kings lots of wealth
Not much art was made besides art for religion such as
temples for Buddhism and shrines to gods for Hinduism.
SE Asia/Polynesia-Religion-Post Classical
Islam first came in late 13th c. via Muslim traders to
Indonesia and then to southern Philippines.
SE Asia/Polynesia-Culture-Post Classical
Art best seen in numerous, large temple complexes.
And, Islam
Merchants & sufis introduced in 13th c. In general, conversion to Islam was slow & quiet
In Battle of Omdurman 1898, British troops killed eleven thousand Sudanese in five hours
Communication technologies linked imperial lands with colonies Oceangoing steamships cut travel time from Britain to India from years to weeks Telegraph invented in 1830s, global reach by 1900
but civil war ensued among the various ethnic communities; military under Ne Win gained upperhand in 1951 though pockets of resistance; military functioned as parallel government achieved independence from US as promised in 1946, leaving old elites in power
1957, incorporated British Borneo (excluding Brunei) and Singapore in 1963 in new unity, Malaysia; Singapore expelled and became self-governing in 1965