Port · Island Southeast Asia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Kei islands

Limestone islands east of Banda whose people are the boatbuilders of the eastern seas, working good timber into hulls that are sold all round the Banda sea.

They also send food to Banda, which has none of its own (board). This place lies past the 130 E edge of the sheet and cannot be drawn; it is recorded here for the campaign with its coordinates and has no map part.

Who holds it

Title
Headmen of the place (no one named)
Since
not pinned
Born
not known
Family
not known
Confidence
low

No source names anyone who holds this place for 1200.

Lord in 1200

No chief is named for 1200.

What the town holds

  • Boatyards and gardens

Allies and rivals

Nothing is recorded; neighbours are the villages and ports along the same coast.

How things stand that morning

Not described for 1200.

Wealth

Hulls and food for Banda (board).

Threats

  • A poor monsoon or a failed season
  • Raiders from the next coast

Council

No council or court is recorded; headmen and elders decide (inference).

Fairs and markets

Not known; the trade follows the monsoons.

Militia

Not known. No numbers.

Walls and castle

No wall or fort is recorded.

Trade and crafts

Hulls and food for Banda (board).

Places of note

  • Tual (Kei): Chief town of the Kei islands (a later name), about 132.8 E.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Geography and the campaign board only. The campaign board marks it 'likely'.

"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.

On the map: Off the frame: no map part.

Sources and studies

  1. The OMNIA board (September 2026) note for this place: a lead only, not a source
  2. Background knowledge of Southeast Asian history (Wolters; Hall; Bellwood; Scott; Junker; Reid), recalled and not re-read in this pass

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.