Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.115
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.115
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v2.c13.s2.t2.115
Quite recently, Dr. H. G. Quaritch Wales made an archaeological survey of several ancient sites in the Malay Peninsula, and has emphatically endorsed the hypothesis that the centre of the mighty empire of the Śailendras was in Malay Peninsula. He holds that Caiya or Jaiya was the first capital of this empire, and when this city was overrun by the Khmers in the twelfth century, the capital was transferred further south to Nakhon Sri Thammarat.²