Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon

‘Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships,’ the translated document that forms the first part of the paper is a twelve‑page manual published by the Royal House on the rules that were to be followed by Maldivian oceangoing ships while on their yearly trading trip to “the continent” (kara). Kara referred pr...

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Auteur principal:	Xavier Romero-Frias
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Langue:	EN PL
Publié:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Sujets:	Indian Ocean trade Maldives Sunni Islam Intercultural dialogue Law K Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a7a6793ae9384280b5d934d96d674bc52021-11-27T13:09:17ZRules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.061733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/a7a6793ae9384280b5d934d96d674bc52021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2211https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 ‘Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships,’ the translated document that forms the first part of the paper is a twelve‑page manual published by the Royal House on the rules that were to be followed by Maldivian oceangoing ships while on their yearly trading trip to “the continent” (kara). Kara referred primarily to the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the foreign place that Maldivian traders found most convenient to reach. This trade originated in most major islands of the archipelago in the past, including Minicoy (Maliku), but was vital for the communities living in the atolls located at the southern end of the chain. The second part of the paper includes the translation of a personal account by an old Maldivian trader about his experiences in and around Gali (Galle, Sri Lanka), the description of conditions in the harbour and an inland town in Ceylon, as well as the friendships he established there with local people. Xavier Romero-FriasKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleIndian OceantradeMaldivesSunni IslamIntercultural dialogueLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 13, Iss 1 (40) (2021)
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description	‘Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships,’ the translated document that forms the first part of the paper is a twelve‑page manual published by the Royal House on the rules that were to be followed by Maldivian oceangoing ships while on their yearly trading trip to “the continent” (kara). Kara referred primarily to the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the foreign place that Maldivian traders found most convenient to reach. This trade originated in most major islands of the archipelago in the past, including Minicoy (Maliku), but was vital for the communities living in the atolls located at the southern end of the chain. The second part of the paper includes the translation of a personal account by an old Maldivian trader about his experiences in and around Gali (Galle, Sri Lanka), the description of conditions in the harbour and an inland town in Ceylon, as well as the friendships he established there with local people.
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title	Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon
title_short	Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon
title_full	Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon
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Rules for Maldivian Trading Ships Travelling Abroad (1925) and a Sojourn in Southern Ceylon

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