Kalmar "Indies Gabas" a tarihi tana nufin rukunin tsibiran da ke gabashin Tekun Indiya da yammacin Tekun Pasifik, gami da tsibiran Malay, Philippines, da wasu sassa na babban yankin kudu maso gabashin Asiya. . Masu bincike da 'yan kasuwa na Turai sun yi amfani da kalmar a ƙarni na 16 da 17 don yin nuni ga yankin, wanda ya shahara da kayan kamshi masu mahimmanci, kamar su cloves, nutmeg, da barkono, da sauran kayayyaki masu ban sha'awa. A yau, kalmar "East Indies" gabaɗaya ana amfani da ita a cikin mahallin tarihi kuma an maye gurbin ta da ƙayyadaddun sharuddan yanki.