Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c9.61

c9.61

There is no reason to disregard the views of Arab and Chinese writers that the old empire of Zābag or San-fo-tsi continued in its old glory and splendour till about the middle of the thirteenth century A.D. But we do not know whether the Śailendras still ruled over it. As a matter of fact the name Śailendra passes out of history with Śrī Saṅgrāma-vijayottuṅga-varman, who was defeated and captured by Rājendra Chola's forces about A.D. 1025. What became of him or his successors we do not know. The dynasty might have continued to rule or his successors we do not know. The dynasty might have continued to rule over the empire, even down to its last days, but we have no definite evidence of this.¹¹