How the Muslims of Canton Saved China in 1582

NYUAD Institute

English - November 10, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Traveling from Canton to Lisbon and back via Aden and Jiddah, Hormuz and the Straights of Malaka, this talk connects China, India, and the Philippines and the 16th century Indian Ocean in a tale of espionage, adventure, war and religion.

Speaker
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, Professor of History, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU