Sun-la

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Chinese Name: 
孫剌
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A maritime polity noted in connection with the eunuch-led maritime voyages of the early 15th century. Mills (1970; 218) identifies it as an island in the Maldives or Laccadives. Other identifications range from Sunda and Solo to Socotra in East Africa (Chen, Xie and Lu 1986; 391).

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