Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s73: No 85. Po-Nagar Temple inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman II, dated (?) 1148 Ś
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v1.c9.s73
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No 85. Po-Nagar Temple inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman II, dated (?) 1148 Ś
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The inscription refers to king Śrī Jaya Parameśvaravarmadeva oṅ of Turai-Vijaya. It states that in 1112 Ś. (=1190 A. D.) there was a king of Cambodge named Vraḥ pāda Śrī Jayavarmadeva who conquered (?) the whole earth. He took the capital of Champā and carried away all the liṅgas. Then followed a war of 32 years. “He placed a Cambodian general…………… In 1123 Ś. (=1201 A. D.) the king started……………took the name of pu pon pulyan Śrī yu…………… Then Cambodge and Champā…………… this king……………universal sovereignty. (The last line bears the date 1148 but whether the line is a part of this inscription has been doubted.)
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J. A. 1891 (1) pp. 47-48, No. 409 B. 4.