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Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s77: No. 89. Cho-dinh Temple Inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman II, dated 1155 Ś

Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v1.c9.s77

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No. 89. Cho-dinh Temple Inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman II, dated 1155 Ś

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This Sanskrit inscription was engraved on the door-front of a temple at Cho-Dinh, the market place of Phanrang. It records an order of the king Jaya Parameśvaravarman to his commander-in-chief Rāmadeva to install an image of the god Svayam-utpanna. Reference is also made to donation of slaves, to wit, 7 Khmers, 11 Siamese, 1 Pukām (Pagan) together with 1 elephant and 3 khmer (elephants ?). It is dated in 1155 śaka (=1233 A. D.).

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J. A. 1888 ( 1 ) pp. 88-89, No. 382. J. A. 1891 ( 1 ) pp. 49-50, No. 382. B. E. F., Vol. III, p. 635 ( No. X ).