Srivijaya Empire

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Buddhist polity historical kingdom maritime empire

The Srivijaya Empire was a powerful maritime and commercial kingdom that dominated trade routes and Mahayana Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia from roughly the 7th to 13th centuries.

Aliases (6)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist polity → historical kingdom → maritime empire →
capital	Palembang →
continent	Asia →
controlledRoute	Strait of Malacca → Sunda Strait →
coreRegion	Southeastern Sumatra →
culturalInfluence	spread of Buddhism in Maritime Southeast Asia → spread of Malay culture →
declineFactors	Chola raids → rise of Javanese polities → shifting trade routes →
economy	trade-based economy →
endTime	13th century →
governmentType	monarchy →
hadVassalOrClientState	Chaiya → Kedah → Ligor →
influencedRegion	Borneo → Cambodia → Java → Malay Archipelago → Malay Peninsula → Philippines → Southern Thailand →
interactedWith	Chola dynasty → Khmer Empire → Sailendra dynasty → Song dynasty → Tang dynasty →
knownFor	Buddhist learning → control of sea routes → cosmopolitan port cities → maritime trade →
languageUsed	Old Malay → Sanskrit →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia → Sumatra →
mainTradeGoods	camphor → ceramics → forest products → gold → spices → textiles →
majorReligionCenterFor	Mahayana Buddhism → Vajrayana Buddhism →
modernCountryTerritory	Indonesia → Malaysia → Singapore → Thailand →
notableEvent	Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025 →
politicalCenter	Palembang →
religion	Hinduism → Mahayana Buddhism → Vajrayana Buddhism →
sourceType	known mainly from inscriptions and Chinese records →
startTime	7th century →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kedukan Bukit inscription ("Srivijaya") → Kedukan Bukit inscription ("Srivijaya Kingdom") → Malay peoples → Talang Tuwo inscription ("Srivijaya") → Telaga Batu inscription ("Srivijaya kingdom") →	associatedWith
Sailendra dynasty ("Srivijaya") →	alliedWith
Malay world ("Srivijaya") →	associatedWithPolity
Telaga Batu inscription ("Srivijaya") →	culture
Talang Tuwo inscription ("Srivijaya period") →	era
Sumatra ("Srivijaya") →	hadKingdom
Maritime Southeast Asia ("Srivijaya") →	hasHistoricalEmpire
Maritime Southeast Asia ("Srivijaya-era trade network") →	hasHistoricalTradeRoute
Palembang ("Srivijaya period") →	historicalEra
Talang Tuwo inscription ("Srivijaya") →	kingdom
Kedukan Bukit inscription ("Srivijaya polity") →	mentions
Medang Kingdom ("Srivijaya") →	neighbor
Telaga Batu inscription ("Srivijaya period") →	period
Champa ("Srivijaya") →	tradedWith
Kediri Kingdom ("Srivijaya") →	tradePartner
Old Malay ("Srivijaya") →	usedByPolity
Old Malay →	usedInRegion
Malay Peninsula →	wasPartOf