Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s98: No. 117. Binh Dinh Gate Inscription of Vīra Bhadravarman Dated 1323 Śaka
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v1.c9.s98
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No. 117. Binh Dinh Gate Inscription of Vīra Bhadravarman Dated 1323 Śaka
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The inscription was edited by M. Finot (B. E. F. Vol. XV, No. 2. p. 12). It is engraved on the plinth of the gate of the royal citadel of Binh Dinh. The language is Cham. There are 19 lines of writing.
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The inscription records the donation of Vīra Bhadravarman in 1323 Śaka (= 1401 A. D.). It throws fresh light on the chronology of the last kings of Campā.
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TRANSLATION.
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Hail! There was a king of Bṛṣu family viz. His Majesty Śrī Jayasiṃhavarmadeva Śrī Harijātti Vīrasiṃha Champāpūra who reigned full twelve years. Then his soul departed for the abode of Śiva in the land of Yān....(Then) his son His Majesty Śrī Bṛṣu Viṣṇujātti Vīra Bhadravarmadeva reigned. As his father, mother and cousins were established in this country and had received in lease the uncultivated estates, he took the field at Luvuk which his royal father had cleared, consisting of 500 Vijaih of wood with the public serfs: a *gvin* of silver, a silver kamaṇḍalu of 5 *thil*; a silver bottle of 1 *thil*; a silver case...of one *thil*; an elephant, two slaves; all these for being distributed as offerings......to the temple of Śrīśana of this country—In śaka 1323 (=1401 A. D.)