Who were the Straits Chinese?
The Straits Chinese, also known as the ‘Peranakan’, are the descendants of Han Chinese migrants to the Malaysian Peninsula,...
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The Straits Chinese: What's in a Name?
The Straits Chinese went by, and continue to be known by, a variety of names. These include the Peranakan, the Baba-Nyonya, the...
The Heyday of the peranakan
The Straits Chinese flourished in Malaya, Singapore and Indonesia between the 1400s up to the first half of the 20th century....
The peranakan home and family
Much like European society in the 1600s to the early 1900s, Peranakan society was also strictly hierarchical. Everyone was...
Who were the Straits Chinese?
The Straits Chinese, also known as the ‘Peranakan’, are the descendants of Han Chinese migrants to the Malaysian Peninsula,...
The Straits Chinese: What's in a Name?
The Straits Chinese went by, and continue to be known by, a variety of names. These include the Peranakan, the Baba-Nyonya, the...
The Heyday of the peranakan
The Straits Chinese flourished in Malaya, Singapore and Indonesia between the 1400s up to the first half of the 20th century....
The peranakan home and family
Much like European society in the 1600s to the early 1900s, Peranakan society was also strictly hierarchical. Everyone was...
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The Muzzle-Loading Rifle
From the English Civil War of the 1600s up to the Napoleonic Wars of the 1810s, the primary armament of soldiers in open battle...
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The Day the World Exploded - August 27th, 1883
For three days, the 24th, 25th and 26th of August, Krakatoa held the South Pacific in awe.
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The Impact of the Opium Wars
In 1860, the Second Opium War came to an end. Its conclusion marked the beginning of a whole new chapter of Chinese history.
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