Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.90

v2.c13.s2.t2.90

Now the view propounded above disposes of both these objections, and I may point out that Kan-to-li (or Kin-to-li), which is regarded by the Chinese as the old name of San-fo-tsi, resembles to a great extent Kaḍāra or Kiḍāra, the Cola name for the kingdom of Cūḍāmaṇivarman and Śrī-Māra-vijayottuṅgavarman who are referred to in the Chinese records as kings of San-fo-tsi. It is thus legitimate to suggest, as a not improbable hypothesis, that the first Chinese name, Kan-to-li, corresponded to Kaḍāra, while the second Chinese name, San-fo-tsi was equivalent to Arabic Zābaj or Zābag.