Between 1500 and 1800, Southeast Asia experienced its last flowering of traditional culture before the advent of European rule in the nineteenth century.

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This is true. Southeast Asia saw a flourishing of traditional culture in the period between 1500 and 1800, before European powers established colonial rule in the region in the nineteenth century. This period saw the rise of powerful empires such as the Ayutthaya Kingdom in present-day Thailand and the Majapahit Empire in present-day Indonesia, as well as the development of unique artistic and cultural traditions.

Between 1500 and 1800, Southeast Asia Experienced Its Last Flowering