Low coral islands with almost no soil and enormous reefs, whose people live off the sea rather than the land: trepang gathered and boiled and dried, tortoise shell, shark fin and salt fish (board).
The campaign board calls it the classic sea-product ground of the eastern archipelago, a trade that goes on quietly for centuries without anyone writing it down. The China trade in trepang is documented much later than 1200, so 'for the China market' is a back projection; what is shown for 1200 is the people and the reefs.
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
- The reefs and the sea products
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
Sea products gathered and dried; salt fish.
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
Sea products gathered and dried; salt fish.
Places of note
- Wangi-wangi: Island of the north group (position approximate).
- Tomia: Island of the south group (position approximate; a small island missing from the land mask).
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry id wakatobi-tukangbesi: the China-market claim is not supported for 1200 by any source we could reach.
Evidence: Geography and the campaign board; the trade date is not shown. 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: A place marker; the ground round it, if any, is drawn in the lord and province records.
Sources and studies
- 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.