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East Indies
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region encompassing South (Em(Indian subcontinent) and Southeast Asia
The East Indies is a geographical region that includes South Asia and Southeast Asia. It matters historically because it was a major center of trade, culture, and colonial activity that shaped global commerce and world history.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region
- Part of
- Indies
- Has part
- Indian subcontinent
- Named after
- India
- Image
- Map of the East Indies by Jodocus Hondius in 1606.jpg
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- different from
- East India
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Encyclopedic overview
A 1606 map of the East Indies An 1801 map of the East Indies East Indies
Indies (Indian subcontinent and Myanmar, see Greater India. Sometimes also including East Indies)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “East Indies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.