The limestone peninsula on the south-west corner of the Papuan mainland, the place where the outside world touches New Guinea.
Bird-of-paradise skins, massoy bark for medicine, slaves, tortoise shell and ambergris come out of here to the Seram Laut traders and go on to Banda; iron, cloth and beads come back (board). The campaign board says the Javanese court poem of 1365 names Wwanin, which is this coast, among its eastern dependencies, and Sran, which it reads as Kaimana further east. The usual reading of Sran, as we recall, is Seram (unchecked), and the poem is 165 years after 1200 in any case.
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
- Landings on the Onin coast
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
Skins, bark, slaves, tortoise shell and ambergris out; iron, cloth and beads in (board, as a pattern; the date is not shown).
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
Skins, bark, slaves, tortoise shell and ambergris out; iron, cloth and beads in (board, as a pattern; the date is not shown).
Places of note
- Onin (Fakfak): Onin peninsula, about 132.3 E.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board reads Sran as Kaimana; the more usual reading we recall is Seram (unchecked).
Evidence: A 1365 name, the geography and the campaign board. 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
- Wikipedia, 'Nagarakretagama' (read in this pass): the cantos 13 and 14 lists of Borneo and the eastern islands, written 1365
- The OMNIA board (September 2026) note for this place: a lead only, not a source
- 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.