Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.43
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.43
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v2.c13.s2.t2.43
Now Edrisi (1154 A.D.) not only refers to Kilah, Djāba, Salahat, and Haridj (variant of Harladj)² as lying in close proximity, about two parsangs from one another, but he further states that all these form the territories of one king, who lives in Kilah, and is called Djāba³. In other words, the lord of all these states took his title from Djāba, but his headquarters were in Kilah. This statement leaves no doubt that Djāba and also, therefore, Djāwaga, was in Malay Peninsula, and in the 12th century, the overlord of this and the neighbouring islands lived in Kalah. This fits in well with the Cola records which refer to the king as that of Kaṭāha (Kalah).