Macassan trepangers
Macassan trepangers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Australia (Oceania) from c. 1720 to 1907 CE, a span of 187 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
Fleets from Makassar in Sulawesi sailed each year to Arnhem Land and the Kimberley to gather and cure trepang (sea cucumber) for China, trading with Yolngu people. South Australia stopped the visits in the first decade of the 20th century.
See Macassan trepangers on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1720 to 1907 CE
- Duration
- 187 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Australia, Oceania
- Language family
- Austronesian
Events in Oceania during its time
- Cook reaches Hawaii
- First Fleet lands at Sydney Cove
- Treaty of Waitangi
- Australian gold rushes
- Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- Women's suffrage in New Zealand
- Federation of Australia
Neighbours in Oceania
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Tu'i Tonga Empire
- New Zealand
- Colony of New South Wales
- Kingdom of Hawaii
- Colony of New Zealand
- German New Guinea
- Spanish Marianas
- French Polynesia
- Kingdom of Tonga
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
Questions
When did Macassan trepangers exist?
c. 1720 to 1907 CE, about 187 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Macassan trepangers?
Australia, in Oceania.
What language did Macassan trepangers speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.