Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.32

c8.32

Champā was a long narrow strip of territory, whose breadth nowhere exceeded sixty or seventy miles. Bereft of its southern part it would be reduced to too small a size and its natural resources would be very poor. It is to be seriously considered whether such a petty kingdom, confined to the central part of Annam, could carry on a protracted struggle against the Chinese, as mentioned above, and maintain diplomatic relations on a basis of equality with both China and Fu-nan.