Early interactions thumb|200px|16th century depiction of a Chinese-Javanese vessel The first recorded movement of people from China into Maritime Southeast Asia was the arrival of Mongol forces under Kublai Khan that culminated in the invasion of Java in 1293. Their intervention hastened the decline of the classical kingdoms such as Singhasari and precipitated the rise of the Majapahit empire.
Early interactions thumb|200px|16th century depiction of a Chinese-Javanese vessel The first recorded movement of people from China into Maritime So.utheast Asia was the arrival of Mongol forces under Kublai Khan that culminated in the invasion of Java in 1293 Their intervention hastened the decline of the classical kingdoms such as Singhasari and precipitated the rise of the Majapahit empire.