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People: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Location: Groningen Groningen Netherlands

The fourteenth century Nagarakretagama, Canto 14, …

Years: 1520 - 1520

The fourteenth century Nagarakretagama, Canto 14, which identifies Timor as an island within Majapahit's realm, is the earliest historical record about Timor, the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands in the Malay Archipelago,.

Timor had been incorporated into Javanese, Chinese and Indian trading networks of the fourteenth century as an exporter of aromatic sandalwood, slaves, honey and wax.

The Portuguese begin trading with Timor in 1520.