Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s96: Po Klong Gorai Inscriptions of Jayasiṃhavarman III
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v1.c9.s96
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Po Klong Gorai Inscriptions of Jayasiṃhavarman III
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These five inscriptions are engraved in a temple named Po-klong Gorai, the most beautiful ancient monument in the plain of Phanraṅ
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No. 112, engraved on three faces of the stone, contains respectively 40, 41 and 42 lines. It begins with an invocation to Śiva and records the donations of slaves and lands by the king Śrī Jayasimhavarmadeva to Jayasimhavarmalingeśvara (i. e. Śiva-liṅga styled after the king).
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The king's parentage is described in the following words. "Śrī Jayasimhavarmadeva pu (prince) ciy (master) Śrī Harijit Paramātmaja yāṅ poṅ ku (His divine Majesty) Indravarmā Paramodbhava di (in) pu poṅ vyā (Her Majesty) Parameśvarī pu nai (princess) Gaurendralakṣmī paramapura." This expression is ambiguous and might mean that the king was son of Śrī Harijit. But it has been taken to mean on the analogy of Annamite expressions, that the king Jayasimhavarman (III), also called prince Harijit, was the son of king Indravarman and the queen Gaurendralakṣmī.
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This preamble is followed by a detailed account of the fields and slaves granted to the temple which covers the rest of the inscription. Nos. 111, 113 and 115 also contain similar detailed account of lands and slaves. No. 114 is hardly legible and refers to the donation of a young beautiful lady (of the royal family).
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It is interesting to note that among the names of slaves we have the female Rājaput, the boy Śivadit, the boy Aṅgara, the boy Ṛddhi, and male Vāyudeva. There are also references to the nationalities of these slaves e.g. the female Javā (Malayan or Javanese) and the female Yvan (Annamite).
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J. A. 1888 (1) pp. 101-103 Nos. 384-388. J. A. 1891 (1) pp. 67-82. B. E. F. Vol. III. p. 635-6 Nos. XV, XVI.