Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.460

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Once they had reached the eastern side of the watershed, the colonists were in a broad fertile region, watered by the Girirāṣṭra and Luong rivers. The eastern settlements seem to have been situated eccentrically with regard to the Bay of Bandon, the finest harbour on the east coast, which provided an admirable base for further adventuring across the seas. To judge by the extant archaeological remains, the chief Indian colonies on the east coast were at Wieng Sra, Caiya, and Nakhon Sri Thammarat.