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the Chinese cultural diaspora (the "insulindian Chinese") across the islands of Southeast Asia.

The archipelago was called the "East Indies" from the late 16th century and throughout the European colonial era. It is still sometimes referred to as such, but broader usages of the "East Indies" term had included Indochina and the Indian subcontinent.

Jazirah Al-Jawi

Arab merchants and cartographers

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