Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.37

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c8.37

We may, therefore, recognise Śrī-Māra as the first Hindu king of Champā, and as he is definitely said in the Vo-Chanh inscription to have been the founder of a royal family, he may be identified with Kiu-lien, mentioned in the Chinese account as having founded an independent kingdom in A.D. 192.¹⁰ It would then follow that almost from the very beginning the Hindu kingdom of Champā comprised the central, and a part, if not the whole, of southern Annam.

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