Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.433
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.433
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Now, whatever we may think of the restoration of the proper names, there cannot be any doubt that they were Indians. The Chinese accounts also represent Buddhism as being held in the highest veneration in the country, and, in spite of possible exaggerations, there must have been some basis for this. Thus we can hold that the Indian kingdom of Kan-to-li had been established in Malay Peninsula by the fifth century A.D., and it flourished at least from 455 to 563 A.D.