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Island Of Gold : Fishermen discovers 'Island of gold', finds treasure of billions

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: October 27, 2021 13:40 IST

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Many may have heard in stories that there is a treasure of gold in some places. But that is rarely the case. You may be surprised to read that some fishermen in Indonesia have discovered a 'golden island'. Fishermen have been searching for this treasure for the last five years.
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It is always claimed about Indonesia that there is treasure here. Some fishermen have been exploring the Musi River near Palembang for the last 5 years. When the fishermen found the island full of rare treasures, they were perplexed.
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According to a report in The Guardian, the artwork belongs to the Srivijaya culture. The Sri Vijaya Empire was a powerful empire in the 7th and 13th centuries. After a while, the empire mysteriously disappeared. This empire had close ties with India.
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The people here used to make wooden boats. They also used to build houses on boats but When this empire ended their wooden houses, palaces and temples had also sunk with them.
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Dr. Sean Kingsley said, 'The most special thing about the Srivijaya Empire is that it kept its secret completely hidden. There were more than 20,000 soldiers in the capital of this empire. In addition, a large number of Buddhist monks lived there.
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Various groups had traveled from Thailand to India in search of this empire. But they did not succeed. This empire was the last empire on earth that suddenly disappeared. The last five years I have seen extraordinary things, he said.
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Kingsley said old pots and incense sticks from that time have been found here, This shows how much development was done by the people of that time.
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Tableware was being imported from India, Persia, and China at that time. He said that during the Sri Vijaya period, bronze and gold were used.
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According to research, it was estimated that about 20,000 soldiers, 1,000 Buddhist monks, and about 800 moneylenders lived in the capital of the Srivijaya Empire. This suggests that the population will also be large. No one has concrete evidence of how this empire collapsed.
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