Talk
How the Muslims of Canton Saved China in 1582
Monday, October 17, 2022, 6:30PM
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
Past Event
Open to the Public
Traveling from Canton to Lisbon and back via Aden and Jiddah, Hormuz and the Straights of Malaka, this talk connects China, India, and the Philippines and the 16th century Indian Ocean in a tale of espionage, adventure, war and religion.
Traveling from Canton to Lisbon and back via Aden and Jiddah, Hormuz and the Straights of Malaka, this talk connects China, India, and the Philippines and the 16th century Indian Ocean in a tale of espionage, adventure, war and religion.
- Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, Professor of History, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU