Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra
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The Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra was a late 13th-century naval and military campaign launched by the Javanese Singhasari Kingdom to assert influence over the Malay polities in central Sumatra and control key maritime trade routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pamalayu expedition | 2 |
| Pamalayu expedition to Malayu in Sumatra | 1 |
| Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra Context triple: [Singhasari Kingdom, significantEvent, Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra]
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Battle of the Sunda Strait
The Battle of the Sunda Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Allied cruisers were sunk by Japanese forces while attempting to escape through the strait between Java and Sumatra.
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B.
Borneo campaign (1945)
The Borneo campaign (1945) was a series of World War II Allied amphibious operations by primarily Australian forces to liberate Borneo from Japanese occupation in the final months of the Pacific War.
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C.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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D.
Dutch East Indies campaign
The Dutch East Indies campaign was a World War II Japanese military offensive that rapidly overran the resource-rich Dutch colonial territories in Southeast Asia, securing vital oil supplies and strategic bases in early 1942.
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E.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra Target entity description: The Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra was a late 13th-century naval and military campaign launched by the Javanese Singhasari Kingdom to assert influence over the Malay polities in central Sumatra and control key maritime trade routes.
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A.
Battle of the Sunda Strait
The Battle of the Sunda Strait was a World War II naval engagement in early 1942 in which Allied cruisers were sunk by Japanese forces while attempting to escape through the strait between Java and Sumatra.
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B.
Borneo campaign (1945)
The Borneo campaign (1945) was a series of World War II Allied amphibious operations by primarily Australian forces to liberate Borneo from Japanese occupation in the final months of the Pacific War.
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C.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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D.
Dutch East Indies campaign
The Dutch East Indies campaign was a World War II Japanese military offensive that rapidly overran the resource-rich Dutch colonial territories in Southeast Asia, securing vital oil supplies and strategic bases in early 1942.
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E.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese military campaign
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military expedition ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ |
| aim |
assert Singhasari influence over Malay polities in central Sumatra
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control key maritime trade routes ⓘ secure trade through the Strait of Malacca region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Southeast Asian maritime trade networks ⓘ |
| broaderSignificance | part of the shift of regional power from Sumatra to Java ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | late 13th century ⓘ |
| era | precolonial Indonesian history ⓘ |
| geopoliticalObjective |
dominate Sumatra–Java maritime corridor
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project Javanese power into Sumatra ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Javanese forces
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Malay polities in central Sumatra ⓘ naval forces of Singhasari ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Malay world ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Kawi (Old Javanese)
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surface form:
Old Javanese
|
| launchedBy |
Singhasari Kingdom
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surface form:
Kingdom of Singhasari
Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
Sumatra
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central Sumatra ⓘ |
| name |
Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pamalayu expedition
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| nature | naval and military campaign ⓘ |
| origin |
East Java
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Java ⓘ |
| partOf | expansion of Singhasari influence ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rise of Singhasari as a regional power ⓘ |
| predecessor | decline of Srivijaya ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Javanese historical traditions ⓘ |
| regionAffected | central Sumatra riverine polities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Ocean trade
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Srivijaya’s former sphere of influence ⓘ Strait of Malacca trade routes ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of Singhasari hegemony over parts of Sumatra
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increased Javanese influence in central Sumatra ⓘ |
| startDate | 1275 ⓘ |
| target |
Dharmasraya
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Malay polities in central Sumatra ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
maritime warfare
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overseas expedition ⓘ |
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Subject: Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra Description of subject: The Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra was a late 13th-century naval and military campaign launched by the Javanese Singhasari Kingdom to assert influence over the Malay polities in central Sumatra and control key maritime trade routes.
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