Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.77
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.77
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v2.c13.s2.t2.77
The identity of San-fo-tsi and Palembang also does not appear to be beyond question. It evidently rests upon the following statement of Ma Huan ( 1416 A. D. ): "Ku-kang is the same country which was formerly called San-fo-tsi ; it is also called Palembang, and is under the supremacy of Java."⁴ The History of the Ming dynasty also informs us that sometime before 1397 A. D., "Java had completely conquered San-fo-tsi and changed its name to Ku-Kang."⁵