K'un-lun po

History
NameK'un-lun po, Kun-lun po, Kunlun po, K'un-lun bo, Kun-lun bo, Kunlun bo, kolandiapha, kolandiapha onta, kolandiaphonta, kolandia, colandia,[1] 崑崙舶
General characteristics
TypeSailing ship
Displacement1667 to 2778 tons[2]
Tons burthen1000 to 1667 tons[2]
LengthMore than 50 metres (164.04 ft) or 60 metres (196.85 ft)
Sail planTanja sail

K'un-lun po (also called Kun-lun po, Kunlun po, or K'un-lun bo; Chinese: 崑崙舶) were ancient sailing ships used by Austronesian sailors from Maritime Southeast Asia, described by Chinese records from the Han dynasty. In the first millennium AD, these ships connected trade routes between India and China. Ships of this type were still in use until at least the 14th century.

  1. ^ Coedès, George (1968). The Indianized States of South-East Asia. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 29, 273. ISBN 9780824803681.
  2. ^ a b Averoes, Muhammad (2022). "Re-Estimating the Size of Javanese Jong Ship". HISTORIA: Jurnal Pendidik Dan Peneliti Sejarah. 5 (1): 57–64. doi:10.17509/historia.v5i1.39181. S2CID 247335671.