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Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.38

Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.38

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v2.c13.s2.t2.38

The earliest Arab writer Ibn Khordādzbeh (844-848 A.D.) refers to the island kingdom of Djāba, and although he sometimes uses the form Djāwaga, the following considerations show that the two places were identical¹.