Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.372
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.372
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This period of active intercourse must also be regarded as the *terminus ante quem* for the Indian colonisation in Malay Peninsula. For, Fou-nan ( ancient Kāmboja ) was colonised by the Hindus in the first century A. D.³, and Champā, not later than the second century A. D.⁴ It, therefore, stands to reason that the Malay Peninsula, which lies on the route to these distant countries, must have been colonised at an earlier date.