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precious metals were to be gathered from the ground and did not need to be laboriously extracted from the interior of the earth. In spite of their failure, they found it difficult to give up the alluring picture. When they did not find what they sought in the regions which were indicated by the old legends and by the maps based thereon, they hoped for better success in still unexplored regions, and clutched with avidity at every hint that they were here to attain their object.
1085:; “The astonishing quantities and impressive quality of gold treasures recovered in Butuan suggest that its flourishing port settlement played an until recently little-recognized role in early Southeast Asian trade. Surprisingly, the amount of gold discovered in Butuan far exceeds that found in Sumatra, where the much better known flourishing kingdom of Srivijaya is said to have been located.” This despite that most of the gold of Butuan were already looted by invaders.
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397:. These finds belong to the period of Funan Kingdom or Nokor Phnom, present-day Cambodia, and South Vietnam including part of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, which was the first political centre established in Southeast Asia. Taking into account the epigraphic and archaeological evidence, the Suvarṇabhūmi mentioned in the early texts must be identified with these areas. Of these areas, only Funan had maritime links with India through its port at
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is one such site with limited excavation work. The site, called Winka Old City by other archaeologists, contains 40 high-grounds of which only four have been excavated. The Winka site, along with nearby walled sites like
Kyaikkatha and Kelasa, have been dated as early as the sixth century. While the
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Due to many factors, including the lack of historical evidence, and the absence of scholarly consensus, various cultures in
Southeast Asia identify Suvarṇabhūmi as an ancient kingdom there, and claim ethnic and political descendancy as its successor state. As no such claim or legend existed before
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The thirst for gold formed the most powerful incentive to explorers at the beginning of modern times; but although more and more extensive regions were brought to light by them, they sought in vain in the East Indian
Archipelago for the Gold and Silver Islands where, according to the legends, the
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The interpretation of early travel records is not always easy. Javanese embassies to China in 860 and 873 CE refer to Java as rich in gold, although it was in fact devoid of any deposits. The
Javanese would have had to import gold possibly from neighbouring Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula or Borneo,
378:(1st–7th century) was the first kingdom in Cambodian history and it was also the first Indianized kingdom that prospered in Southeast Asia. Both Hinduism and Buddhism flourished in this kingdom. According to the Chinese records, two Buddhist monks from Funan, named Mandrasena and
327:. In a study of the various literary sources for the location of Suvarṇabhūmi, Saw Mra Aung concluded that it was impossible to draw a decisive conclusion on this and that only thorough scientific research would reveal which of several versions of Suvarṇabhūmi was the original.
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where gold was still being mined in the 19th century and where ancient mining sites were located. Even though Java did not have its own gold deposits, the texts make frequent references to the existence of goldsmiths, and it is clear from the archaeological evidence such as
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1754:, Paris, 1962, chap.XXV, "Oc-Èo et Kattigara", pp.421-54; "Mr. Caverhill seems very fairly to have proved that the ancient Cattagara is the same with the present Ponteamass , and the modern city Cambodia the ancient metropolis of Sinae, or Thina",
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The area surrounding the old capital of
Suvarnabhumi was resettled in 590 when Sri Sittichai Phromthep (ท้าวศรีสิทธิไชยพรหมเทพ) from Yossothon (possibly the city in Chenla) established the new city, Nakhon Chai Si (old name of the present-day
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brought back by Mon merchants highlights the cultural significance placed on early
Buddhist missionaries in Myanmar. In many such legends, the narrative of the conversion of Suvarṇabhūmi is that it Burmanizes key historical Buddhist figures.
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Culture. These claims are not based on any historical records but on archaeological evidence of human settlements in the area dating back more than 4,000 years and the findings of 3rd-century Roman coins. The Thai government named the new
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The history of geography thus shows us how the Gold and Silver
Islands were constantly, so to speak, wandering towards the East. Marco Polo spoke, in the most exaggerated language, of the wealth of gold in
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2506:“Alvaro de Saavedra….anduvieron 250 Leguas, hasta la isla del Oro, adonde tomaron Puerto, que es grande, y de Gente Negra, y con los cabellos crespos, y desnuda”; Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas,
1645:"Solomon gave this command: That they should go along with his own stewards to the land that was of old called Ophir, but now the Aurea Chersonesus, which belongs to India, to fetch him gold.";
1758:, December 1768, "Epitome of Philosophical Transactions", vol.57, p.578; John Caverhill, "Some Attempts to ascertain the utmost Extent of the Knowledge of the Ancients in the East Indies",
772:(Kanchanaburi old city) while the affected area was almost left abandoned. The new settlement was named Suvarṇabhūmi and was then renamed Sri Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi, respectively.
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1398:, assisted by Mabel Haynes Bode, with an addendum by G.C. Mendis, London, Luzac & Co. for the Pali Text Society, 1964, Chapter XII, "The Converting of Different Countries", p.86.
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District, which he tentatively dated to 633 AD. According to him, the inscription would “prove that
Suvarnabhumi was the Khmer Empire.” The inscription was issued in the reign of
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put it in his popular rendition of
Periegetes: “if your ship… takes you to where the rising sun returns its warm light, then will be seen the Isle of Gold with its fertile soil.”
1803:, Paris, Gallimard, 1987, pp.535-551, pp.537, 538; Amarajiva Lochan, "India and Thailand: Early Trade Routes and Sea Ports", S.K. Maity, Upendra Thakur, A.K. Narain (eds,),
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the translation and publication of the Edicts, scholars see these claims as based on nationalism or attempts to claim the title of the first
Buddhists in Southeast Asia.
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teachers went to make their fortunes and spread their teachings and bring back gold and other exotic products desired by a rising elite and the wealthy classes at home.”
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in Phnom Penh. However, his claim and the findings are yet to be peer-reviewed, and remain in doubt with other historians and archaeology experts across the region.
1946:"A comparative study of Buddhist nationalistic movements in Myanmar and Sri Lanka: A case study on the 969 movement in Myanmar and the Bodu Bala Sena in Sri Lanka"
1612:”At navem pelago flectenti Aquilonis ab oris / Ad solem calido referentem lumen ab ortu, / Aurea spectetur tibi pinguibus insula glebis”; Priscianus Caesariensis,
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was so rich in treasures that a museum curator, Florina H. Capistrano-Baker, stated it was even richer than the more well-known western maritime kingdom of
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as reported in early Indian literature was not a specific location which can be marked on a map. Rather, it was an idealised place, perhaps equivalent to
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R.K. Dube, "Southeast Asia as the Indian El-Dorado", in Chattopadhyaya, D. P. and Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture (eds.),
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means 'golden land' or 'land of gold' and the ancient sources have associated it with one of a variety of places throughout the Southeast Asian region.
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The oldest archaeological evidence of Indianized civilization in Southeast Asia comes from central Burma, central and southern Thailand, and the lower
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Mémoire composé à l'époque de la grande dynastie T'ang sur les religieux éminents: qui allèrent chercher la loi dans les pays d'Occident, par I-Tsing
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that borders with Bengal) regularly sailed to Suvarṇabhūmi, and ancient Bengal was in fact situated very close to Anga, connected by rivers of the
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The Inscription is the oldest found mention of Suvarṇabhūmi in Southeast Asia, identifying it with Chenla. The inscription is now exhibited in the
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and then baked. These pointing out to the direction of western Insular Southeast Asia, especially Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Java.
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Though its exact location is unknown and remains a matter of debate, Suvarṇabhūmi was an important port along trade routes that run through the
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The term Suvarṇabhūmi ('land of gold') is commonly thought to refer to the Southeast Asian Peninsula, including lower Burma and the
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within Myanmar is attached to various nationalistic and religious narratives about Suvannabhumi. The fifteenth century legend of
371:(1st to 7th century) covers much of mainland Southeast Asia including present-day Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
752:; however, the new capital together with the other nearest settlement, Pong Tuek (พงตึก, present-day Ratchaburi) were sacked by
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1533:"Presidential Address: India Beyond the Ganges—Desultory Reflections on the Origins of Civilization in Southeast Asia"
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E.W. Dahlgren, "Were the Hawaiian Islands visited by the Spaniards before their Discovery by Captain Cook in 1778?",
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until the sea, which is the border, while the kings in the neighbouring states honour his order to their heads”.
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1974:, New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 1979, pp.16-24. William J. Gedney, "A Possible Early Thai Route to the Sea",
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The oldest Southeast Asian inscription from Cambodia, dated to the 7th century, issued during the reign of King
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in Western history, a distant somewhere to the east of India where traders, sailors, and Buddhist and
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archaeology of early Lower Burmese sites requires more work, other urban centres in Myanmar like the
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The Golden Khersonese: Studies in the Historical Geography of the Malay Peninsula before A.D. 1500
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Territorial extent of Suvarnabhumi Kingdom, according to Thai chronicles, before it was sacked by
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in Asia. Scholars have identified two regions as possible locations for the ancient Suvarṇabhūmi:
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Shorto, H.L. (2002). "The 32 Myos in the medieval Mon Kingdom". In Vladimir I. Braginsky (ed.).
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moved westward and founded a new city in 807 in the area of the present-day Ladya subdistrict,
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At the peak of power around the 13th-14th centuries, the border of the new Suvarṇabhūmi or
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arrived later, around 50 BCE. The Suvarnabhumi Kingdom was destroyed by the invasion of
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The location of Suvarṇabhūmi has been the subject of much debate, both in scholarly and
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1900:"The Gold Coast: Suvannabhumi? Lower Myanmar Walled Sites of the First Millennium A.D."
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and the making of bricks from the gold rich sands which they inscribed with the name “
34:. For the 18th-century settlement and present-day district in Northeast Thailand, see
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The Jatakamala or Garland of Birth-Stories of Aryasura, Sacred Books of the Buddhists
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serves as the basis for the claim that Suvarṇabhūmi was actually situated in central
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was somewhere on the coast of the central plain, especially at the ancient city of
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dated 1286 from Sumatra, mentioned the statue of Amoghapasa Lokesvara taken from
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Suvarnabhumi: the Golden Land: the New Finding for Suvarnabhumi Terra Incognita,
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of 1286 CE, states that an image of Buddha Amoghapasa Lokeshvara was brought to
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around the 1st-2nd centuries, and most of its population was forcibly moved to
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translated by Latika Lahiri, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1986, pp.120, 137.
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mentioned in ancient Hindu texts and the island of Chryse mentioned in the
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was also founded during such a period. Both later created a new kingdom,
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with five royal cities, including Suvarnabhumi (the present old town of
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Ancient Indian History and Civilization...Ramayana refers to Yavadvipa
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is full of glory and bravery. He is the King of Kings, who rules over
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and was frequented by Arab, Persian and Chinese travelers, including
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that local archaeologists cite as Suvarṇabhūmi. Suvarnabhumi City in
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Classical civilisations of South East Asia: an anthology of articles
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Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië
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History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization
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as the capital city of the country on the eastern shores of the
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tome xiv, Juillet-Août 1919, p.155, citing Edouard Chavannes,
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2012:, Bangkok, Thammasat University Press, 2004; The Siam Society,
1811:, Chieng Mai, Silkworm Books, 2010, p.55; Promsak Jermsawatdi,
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to Suvarṇabhūmi, the majority of the kingdom's population were
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agendas. It remains one of the most mystified and contentious
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Studies in Orientology: Essays in Memory of Prof. A.L. Basham
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1742:通報, vol.49, parts 4/5, 1962, pp.433-439; Claudius Ptolemy,
1698:, Calcutta, Modern Publishing Syndicate, 1937, Chapter IV,
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foundation year of 825; even this date remains unattested.
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History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824
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Habes candide lector in hoc opere Prisciani volumen maius,
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resulting in it being left abandoned. After Funan lost to
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The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tang Exotics
1970:, Bangkok, 1962, pp.49-88, p.54; Promsak Jermsawatdi,
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The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
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The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
1390:"To Suvarnabhumi he sent Sona and Uttara"; Mahānāma,
1163:-Desh' (Golden/Radiant land). During the reign of the
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Benefitting from its strategic location on the narrow
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It might also be the source of the Western concept of
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T'oung Pao: International Journal of Chinese Studies.
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to Suvarṇabhūmi (Sumatra), in order to be erected at
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Some have speculated that this country refers to the
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The Jātaka: or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
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of the Greek and Roman geographers and sailors. The
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1746:, Book I, chapter 17, paragraph 4; Louis Malleret,
2510:Madrid, 1601, Decada IV, libro III, cap.iv, p.60.
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1990:http://dasta.or.th/en/publicmedia/84-news/news-org
1521:Bangkok, Thailand, GISTDA and BIA, 2019, pp.11-16.
1139:tradition holds that the first king of Sri Lanka,
855:A clue referring to the Malay Peninsula came from
2494:, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Jul., 1923), pp. 140-160, p.142.
1598:Dionysios Oecumenis Periegetes (Orbis Descriptio)
1408:Sussondi-Jātaka, Sankha-Jātaka, Mahājanaka-Jātaka
961:equivalents – with known toponyms in the ancient
237:(Gold), situated at the very rising of the Sun”.
2476:Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar
2448:Himalaya Calling: The Origins of China and India
1459:"Gold in early Southeast Asia (paragraph no. 6)"
1392:The Mahāvaṃsa, or, The Great Chronicle of Ceylon
456:, the successor of Funan and the predecessor of
2339:Les états hindouisés d'Indochine et d'Indonésie
2261:, Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1922, p.121-134.
2257:; See also Gabriel Ferrand, "Suvarņadvīpa", in
1799:, «Le Bouddhisme au Cambodge», René de Berval,
876:. However there is another gold-referring term
807:, and the north to Phraek Siracha (present-day
1245:reached a large island which he took for the
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2535:(in Thai). S. Thammasamakkhi. Archived from
689:became a tributary state of Chenla as well.
657:named Sona Thera and Uttara Thera came from
2356:Philippine Gold: Treasures of Lost Kingdoms
1909:(1). University of Hawai'i Press: 202–232.
548:were Buddhist as early as the 5th century.
432:In December 2017, Dr Vong Sotheara, of the
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2085:
2073:
2061:
2046:
2031:
1898:Moore, Elizabeth; San Win (Spring 2007).
1775:, Chieng Mai, Silkworm Books, 2010, p.55.
1588:, Princeton University Press, 1989, p.91.
1470:
1115:texts, it is mentioned that merchants of
990:The Chinese pilgrim and Buddhist scholar
882:(the Golden Island or Peninsula, where “–
819:, moved eastward to create a new capital
367:The territorial extent of the Kingdom of
105:, setting sail from the wealthy ports in
1620:Venetiis, Boneto Locatello, 1496, p.281.
2492:California Historical Society Quarterly
1692:Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East
1457:Anna T. N. Bennett (31 December 2009).
1445:India's Interaction with Southeast Asia
1360:Ancient Indian History and Civilization
1349:
1281:Spelled in various local languages as:
1274:
1135:kingdoms, Sri Lanka, Java and Sumatra.
1661:
1659:
1657:
1655:
148:in Southeast Asian Archaeology at the
2010:Muang Suphan Through Changing Periods
2000:Manit Vallibhotama, "Muang U-Thong",
1298:
803:), while the south to the tip of the
460:. The inscription, translated, read:
440:stone inscription in the Province of
7:
2516:, Milton, Jacaranda, 1975, pp,183-4.
2333:Gabriel Ferrand, "Suvarņadvīpa", in
2008:, Bangkok, 1998; Warunee Osatharom,
1463:Archeosciences. Revue d'Archéométrie
839:' 1467 copy of a map from Ptolemy's
424:(6th-9th century), the successor of
1944:Zhang, Yifan (July–December 2016).
1869:. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
648:Meuang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi
614:, which might be the origin of the
1497:. University of California Press.
25:
2341:, Paris, De Boccard, 1948, p.337.
2335:L'empire sumatranais de Crivijaya
2259:L'empire sumatranais de Crivijaya
926:. The eighth-century Indian text
823:on present-day Ayutthaya Island.
696:) in the north, and was ruled in
252:(Golden Isle) located where “the
2529:Thepthani, Phra Borihan (1953).
2324:Wahyono Martowikrido, 1994; 1999
2315:, 1999: 19; Manning et al., 1980
1748:L’Archéologie du Delta du Mékong
1602:Dionysii Orbis Terrae Descriptio
1227:Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas
1972:Thai Art with Indian Influences
1813:Thai Art with Indian Influences
1531:Paul Wheatley (March 1, 2011).
894:), which may correspond to the
791:on the coast of the outer sea (
764:, and the people of the sacked
728:). Most of its population were
685:of Chenla in 550, Suvarṇabhūmi
531:There are several sites within
2254:, Volume 16, 1869, pp.638-648.
2215:"Gold in early Southeast Asia"
1586:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
1002:in 672 and identified it with
980:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
559:enshrining a few hairs of the
452:(616–637 AD) of the Cambodian
434:Royal University of Phnom Penh
279:brought back the gold for the
218:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
1:
2488:The Travels of Pedro Teixeira
1410:, in Edward B. Cowell (ed.),
1394:, translated into English by
1151:), golden minerals (gold and
994:(義淨), visited the kingdom of
795:), northwest to the south of
581:
499:tradition maintains that the
334:. The main port of Funan was
264:”, which he equates with the
256:seas give rise to the Dawn”.
2213:Bennett, Anna T. N. (2009).
2020:, Volume 76, 1988, pp.12-16.
1978:, Volume 76, 1988, pp.12-16.
1537:The Journal of Asian Studies
1465:(33). Open Edition: 99–107.
1093:A popular interpretation of
221:refers to the Land of Gold,
2584:History of Buddhism in Asia
2411:Sailendra Nath Sen (1999).
2228:10.4000/archeosciences.2072
2018:Journal of the Siam Society
1976:Journal of the Siam Society
1762:, vol.57, 1767, pp.155-174.
1543:(1). cambridge org: 13–28.
1493:Schafer, Edward H. (1963).
1472:10.4000/archeosciences.2072
1357:Sailendra Nath Sen (1999).
1331:
480:National Museum of Cambodia
287:was described by Ptolemy’s
188:
59:
43:
2625:
2512:June L. Whittaker, (ed.),
2282:"the island of gold": "金洲
2185:University of Malaya Press
2155:Asiatic Society Monographs
1956:(2). Thammasat University.
1844:. Routledge. p. 590.
1771:Prapod Assavavirulhakarn,
1760:Philosophical Transactions
930:describes a sea voyage to
587:
489:
233:mentioned: “The island of
29:
2594:History of Southeast Asia
2445:Chung, Tan (2015-03-18).
2417:. New Age International.
1738:(Kuala Lumpur, 1961), in
1363:. New Age International.
1320:
1308:
1294:
1201:European Age of Discovery
1006:, the Island of Gold (金洲
787:in the east, the west to
551:The scholarly search for
516:
53:
2589:Ancient Indian geography
2377:Chung Tan (2015-03-18).
1756:The Gentleman's Magazine
1669:. Academia. July 1, 2018
1629:Rufius Festus Avienius,
1300:[θṵwʊ̀ɰ̃na̰bùmḭ]
1231:Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
1129:Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
922:, Sumatra, and interior
865:, who referred to it as
815:, after its last ruler,
336:Cattigara Sinarum statio
209:India beyond the Ganges,
141:to fabled Suvarṇabhūmi.
2358:. Asia Society New York
2352:"The Kingdom of Butuan"
2278:; he twice calls it 金洲
1635:Descriptio orbis terrae
1631:Descriptio orbis terrae
1447:, Chapter 6, pp.87-109.
1055:- was transported from
1041:Padang Roco Inscription
1026:Padang Roco Inscription
906:, possibly centered on
354:Mainland Southeast Asia
68:, that appears in many
2149:Gerini, G. E. (1909).
1865:Harvey, G. E. (1925).
1801:Présence du Bouddhisme
1286:
1261:on the north coast of
1036:
985:Rufius Festus Avienius
951:Chinese writing system
896:Indonesian Archipelago
886:may refer to either a
852:
827:Insular Southeast Asia
585:
476:
429:
372:
321:Insular Southeast Asia
271:, whence the ships of
184:
2006:Suwannaphum yu thi ni
1915:10.1353/asi.2007.0007
1736:The Golden Khersonese
1584:Lionel Casson (ed.),
1237:on a voyage from the
1223:Cristóvão de Mendonça
1024:
957:– and their possible
916:Minangkabau Highlands
834:
575:
462:
411:
405:" in “Suvaṇṇabhumī”.
366:
175:
144:Ian Glover, Emeritus
72:literary sources and
2451:. World Scientific.
2383:. World Scientific.
1950:Liberal Arts Journal
1827:The Phnom Penh Post,
1752:La culture du Fu-nan
1616:(lines 593-594), in
1614:Periegesis Prisciani
634:(from the Sanskrit,
628:Suvarnabhumi Airport
420:with the kingdom of
386:from Sanskrit (or a
231:Dionysius Periegetes
205:Trans-Gangetic India
150:University of London
36:Suwannaphum District
32:Suvarnabhumi Airport
2002:Muang Boran Journal
1095:Rabindranath Tagore
760:culture shifted to
602:History of Thailand
436:, discovered a Pre-
281:Temple of Jerusalem
137:and on through the
2539:on 5 November 2023
2523:General references
2292:Journal Asiatique,
1903:Asian Perspectives
1750:, Tome Troisiéme,
1194:Amar Shonar Bangla
1147:), golden fruits (
1100:Amar Shonar Bangla
1037:
853:
586:
584:1st-2nd centuries.
542:Sri Ksetra Kingdom
525:terminus post quem
450:King Isanavarman I
430:
428:(1st-7th century).
373:
185:
181:Andreas Walsperger
76:texts such as the
2559:Golden Chersonese
2286:exactly embraces
1633:, III, v.750-779.
1600:, lines 589-90;
1504:978-0-520-05462-2
1329:
943:Strait of Malacca
920:Barisan Mountains
867:Golden Chersonese
837:Nicolaus Germanus
454:Kingdom of Chenla
262:Aurea Chersonesus
213:Golden Chersonese
139:Strait of Malacca
16:(Redirected from
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857:Claudius Ptolemy
849:Tropic of Cancer
583:
557:Shwedagon Pagoda
518:
464:“The great King
458:the Khmer Empire
390:) into Chinese.
342:the port of the
332:Kingdom of Funan
301:Gulf of Thailand
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655:Buddhist monks
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