Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c9.85

c9.85

By the conquest of Champā Jaya-varman's Empire reached the China Sea on the east. On the west he conquered Pagan which at this time comprised both central and south Burma. According to the Chinese chronicles, Pagan was annexed to Kambuja towards the close of the twelfth century A.D. There is no doubt that the conquest was achieved by Jaya-varman VII, but whether by Pagan the Chinese meant the whole of this kingdom or merely a part of it cannot be definitely ascertained.