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Old 27th March 2021, 06:36 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Kubur
...I wonder if the lantaka were local copies of Portuguese cannons? ...
No, rather the other way round. The Portuguese later reproduced them ... eventually for local trade, and also as a currency means.
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