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Sumpah

Sumpah is a Malay word meaning oath. According to the Srivijaya Empire profile, Srivijaya used oaths of loyalty to bind subordinate port polities. These oaths obliged them to direct their trade through Srivijayan harbours.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sumpah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sumpah
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“Sumpah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sumpah. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sumpah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sumpah.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sumpah’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sumpah (Accessed: ).

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