Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.16

c8.16

For nearly three quarters of a century, we do not hear anything further of Fu-nan from the Chinese texts. The next reference is to an embassy from Fu-nan sent by Tien-chu-tan. As Tien-chu is the Chinese name for India, the royal name has been interpreted as Hindu (*i.e.*, India ) Chandana. According to S. Levi, the name and designation of the king indicate that he came from India and belonged to the Kuṣāṇa family. He thinks that after the Kuṣāṇas were outed by Samudra-gupta, some members of the royal family might have migrated to the over-sea colonies to try their fortune. But all this seems to be too speculative for purposes of sober history.