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Tuban

Tuban is a town on the north coast of East Java, Indonesia, and one of the oldest ports of Java. Chinese and Javanese sources record it as a major harbour in the Majapahit period, trading with China and the spice islands, and it later became a Muslim coastal state. Sultan Agung of Mataram conquered it in 1619, and its trade declined thereafter.

Tuban
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Majapahit EmpireSocioeconomyMataram SultanateSocioeconomy, Military

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tuban. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tuban
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