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Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.140

Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.140

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v2.c13.s2.t2.140

King Sañjaya is referred to in this inscription as "conqueror of the countries of neighbouring kings." Ordinarily such a vague statement really does not mean much, but there is literary evidence to corroborate it in this particular instance. A long list of the countries conquered by king Sañjaya, son of Sena (presumably the same as Sanna), is given in a book called Carita Parahyangan. After mentioning his conquests in Java and Bali it says :