Ep. 278 | The Hakka Kongsis of Borneo (Part 1)
The China History Podcast
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The History of the Haka People
The sultans had heard that over in china, these people were quite advanced at mining for minerals and precious stones. They answered the sultan's call first to come to mempaa and engage in mining operations there. The haka men also brought along their gods, cults, clan relations and temple networks. This included the earth god, tikong, as well as the protector of all hakas, sanshan gawang. There was also gwan kong, whom we looked at a long time ago ind c h b episode 81, covering the life of gwanu.
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