Of palm wine, women and war : the Mongolian naval expedition to Java in the 13th century/ [electronic resource] / David W. Bade.

Chapter, Lesson, Part PART I: The Mongol Campaign in Java.

Chapter, Lesson, Part PART II: Stories and Histories.

Chapter, Lesson, Part PART III: Meaning and Truth in Histories.

Cover, Title,Of palm wine, women and war : the Mongolian naval expedition to Java in the 13th century--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Preface to the Revised Edition--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Preface to the First Edition--Preface, Introduction, TOC,A Note on Transcription--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Introduction: Views from the Other Side--References, Appendix, Index,Conclusion: Misunderstandings and Meanings--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 1: The History and Legend of the Foundation of Majaphit, by Stuart Robson--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 2: Yuan Shi--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 3: 御批續資治通鑑綱目. 清康熙 46年 Yu pi xu zi zhi tong jian guang mu.--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 4: Panji Wijayakram (Rangga Lawe, Part 1)--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 5: Kidung Panji-Wijayakrama (Raffles' version)--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 6: Kidung Harsawijaya--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 7: Pararaton--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 8: Babad Majapait--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 9: Banjaran Singhasari--References, Appendix, Index,APPENDIX 10: Banjaran Majapahit--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,Index.

What would a history that put women at the centre of the rise and fall of kingdoms be like? When the armies of Khubilai arrived on Java in 1293, they found themselves in the middle of two warring states. Two historical traditions developed concerning the ensuing events: the official Chinese dynastic records in which no women are mentioned, and a number of Javanese histories and poems in which everything depends upon the actions and fates of certain women. The Chinese account has long been regarded as factual, whilst the Javanese versions have been dismissed as mere romance, their women stereotypical representations of male fantasies.