The Geography of the Puranas c12.92
The Geography of the Purāṇas c12.92
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c12.92
Malaya has been identified by us with the Purāṇic Aṅga Dwīpa; the presence of gold and gems, particularly the former, rules out Jāvā, hence in all probability the Purāṇic Yama Dwīpa represents the island of Sumātrā. This dwīpa, according to the Chinese annals of the Sung dynasty (960-1279), was ruled by the kings of San-fo-tsi, i.e., the Srivijaya kings of Palembang (in Sumātrā) who had the title of Chan-Pei which (according to Ferrand) must be the equivalent (in Chinese pronunciation) of the Arabic Jaba (or Yama).