Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.9

c8.9

Fan-che-man was a powerful ruler and a great conqueror. He built up a powerful navy and attacked the neighbouring kingdoms. Ten of these states, lying within a distance of about a thousand miles,³ became vassals of Fu-nan. Fan-che-man assumed the title "Great king of Fu-nan" which he fully deserved, and he may be regarded as the founder of the first Hindu colonial empire in South-east Asia.