Javanese people
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The Javanese are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of Java island, which covers most of the administrative areas of the provinces of Central Java, East Java, and Spec
A Javanese bride and groom in traditional wedding dresses
Samudra Raksa, a 2003 reconstruction of the 9th century Borobudur ship
A perahu with outrigger, Central Java, between 1924 and 1932
Cross-section of an outrigger boat, between 1863 and 1900
Majapahit
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Majapahit, also known as Wilwatikta, was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia based on the island of Java. At its greatest extent, following significant military expansion
A maja fruit growing near Trowulan. The bitter-tasting fruit is the origin of the kingdom's name.
''Deśarvarṇana'' palm-leaf manuscript in the National Library of Indonesia collection.
Wayang klithik puppet of Raden Damar Wulan – the hero of Majapahit kingdom
Painting of a 14th-century Yuan junk. Similar ships were sent by the Yuan in their naval armada.