Overview

The Handbook of Chinese Sources on Maritime Asia is organized geographically and thematically, with a growing number of Featured Sources

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Page from Zhufanzhi 諸蕃志 (13th c.)

Regions

Africa

• Introduction by Don J. Wyatt
  

  Map of a part of the Chinese Sea and coast and Formosa (Dutch, 17th c.)
• Sources

Coastal China

• Fujian: Introduction by Hugh R. Clark
• Shandong: Introduction by Ma Guang

Japan

• Introduction by Oláh Csaba

Korea

• Introduction by Hyunhee Park

Ryūkyū

• Introduction by Angela Schottenhammer

South Asia

• Introduction by Tansen Sen


Southeast Asia

• Introduction by Geoff Wade


Taiwan

• Introduction by Cheng Weichung
• Sources

West Asia

• Introduction by John Chaffee
• Sources

Themes

Maps

• Introduction by Angela Schottenhammer


Maritime Defense

• Introduction by Paola Calanca


Piracy

• Introduction by Robert J. Antony
• Sources

Featured sources

Africa

• Weilüe 魏略 (after 265)
• Youyang zazu 酉陽雑俎 (ca. 855)
• Xin Tangshu 新唐書 (1060)
• Zhufan zhi 諸蕃志 (ca. 1225)
• Yiyu zhi 異域志 (1297–1329)

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Piracy

• Chouhai tubian 籌海圖編 (1562)

• Dongnan jishi 東南紀事 (Qing)

• Guangdong xinyu 廣東新語 (1700)

• Haibin dashi ji 海濱大事記 (Qing)

• Haikou Liu Xiang cangao 海寇劉香殘稿 (Qing)


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Ryūkyū

• Fujian shibotiju sizhi 福建市舶提舉司志 (1555)

• Sancai tuhui 三才圖會 (1607)

• Siyi guangji 四夷廣記 (1601-1603)

• Shi Liuqiu lu 使琉球錄 (1606)

• Zhongshan chuanxin lu 中山傳信錄 (1720)


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Taiwan

• Baojio haize linfeng shu; Yuyi chaodunfan shu 報剿海賊林鳳疏; 諭夷剿遁番疏 (1574)

• Canghai jinjing 滄海津鏡 (after 1564)

• Daoyi zhilue 島夷誌略 (1349)

• Dongfan kao 東番考 (1617)

• Dongfan ji 東番記 (1603)


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