Dayak peoples of Borneo

Dayak peoples of Borneo appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Borneo and the Philippines (Southeast Asia) from c. 1000 BCE to the present, a span of 3,024 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Austronesian-speaking swidden rice farmers of Borneo's interior lived in longhouses along the rivers, alongside Penan foragers. Many kept headhunting traditions until colonial suppression in the early 20th century.

See Dayak peoples of Borneo on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1000 BCE to the present

Duration

3,024 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Borneo and the Philippines, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 500 BCE Dong Son bronze drums
• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue
• 40 Trung sisters' revolt
• 671 Yijing studies at Srivijaya
• 825 Borobudur completed
• 938 Battle of Bach Dang
• 1025 Chola raid on Srivijaya
• 1113 Construction of Angkor Wat begins

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa

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