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Herald van der Linde has traveled, lived, and worked in Indonesia and Hong Kong since the '90s. Married to an Indonesian, he is passionate about the social and cultural history of Indonesia and is the author of Jakarta: History of a Misunderstood City (2020), Asia’s Stock Markets From the Ground Up (2021), and Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia’s Greatest Empire (2024). He also co-authored A Very Good Year To Learn About Wine (2012) and A(nother) Very Good Year to Learn About Wine (2013). ...more

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Majapahit: Intrigue, Betray...

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Jakarta: History of a Misun...

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Asia’s Stock Markets from t...

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Jakarta: Biography of a City

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“The story of Inao, the handsome prince, and Bussaba, his beautiful fiancée, has been retold for centuries throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. This story originated in Majapahit with the popular tale of Prince Panji going in search of his beloved Princess Kirana.”
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“The Portuguese already controlled Cochin and Goa in India and were looking for a base to establish a presence further east in Asia.”
Herald van der Linde, Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal and War in Indonesia’s Greatest Empire

“In the years that followed, the Portuguese focused their attention on Malacca, already an important port in the region’s maritime trade network because of its strategic location.”
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