Kadaram
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Kadaram was a prominent Southeast Asian port city and political center, often identified with Kedah in present-day Malaysia, that became a key target of South Indian maritime expansion in the 11th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kedah | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical port city
ⓘ
place in Southeast Asia ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kedah Sultanate (later historical polity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srivijaya realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedAs |
commercial center
ⓘ
maritime entrepôt ⓘ |
| hasRole |
political center
ⓘ
port city ⓘ trading hub ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Chola records
ⓘ
South Indian inscriptions ⓘ Tamil sources ⓘ |
| languageContext | Tamil name for Kedah region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
present-day Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ region of present-day Malaysia ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith | Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Malay Peninsula trade networks ⓘ |
| significance | key node in South India–Southeast Asia interactions ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of Bay of Bengal routes
ⓘ
control of Straits of Malacca ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early second millennium CE ⓘ |
| wasInvolvedIn |
Bay of Bengal maritime trade
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasProminentIn | 11th century ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
Chola naval expeditions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian maritime expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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