Anwar OdM

Anwar OdM

Gong Badak, 21300 Terengganu
Malaysia

Publications
  • Research Article
    Nusantara: Delineating Its Authentic Map Based on Indigenous Sources
    Author(s): Anwar OdM, Zulayti Zakaria and Wan Ahmad Fauzi bin Wan HashimAnwar OdM, 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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