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Srivijaya grew rich by controlling the sea straits

A Sumatran kingdom taxed and sheltered shipping between India and China for centuries From around the seventh century, Srivijaya dominated the Malacca and Sunda straits from bases near present-day Palembang in Sumatra. Its rulers profited from passing trade in spices, camphor and Buddhist pilgrimage traffic, and patronised monasteries that drew scholars from China and India. The Chinese monk Yijing stopped there in 671 on his way to study in India. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A Sumatran kingdom taxed and sheltered shipping between India and China for centuries. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.