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precious metals were to be gathered from the ground and did not need to be laboriously extracted from the interior of the earth. In spite of their failure, they found it difficult to give up the alluring picture. When they did not find what they sought in the regions which were indicated by the old legends and by the maps based thereon, they hoped for better success in still unexplored regions, and clutched with avidity at every hint that they were here to attain their object.
1074:; “The astonishing quantities and impressive quality of gold treasures recovered in Butuan suggest that its flourishing port settlement played an until recently little-recognized role in early Southeast Asian trade. Surprisingly, the amount of gold discovered in Butuan far exceeds that found in Sumatra, where the much better known flourishing kingdom of Srivijaya is said to have been located.” This despite that most of the gold of Butuan were already looted by invaders. 162: 386:. These finds belong to the period of Funan Kingdom or Nokor Phnom, present-day Cambodia, and South Vietnam including part of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, which was the first political centre established in Southeast Asia. Taking into account the epigraphic and archaeological evidence, the Suvarṇabhūmi mentioned in the early texts must be identified with these areas. Of these areas, only Funan had maritime links with India through its port at 353: 934:, the insular theory argued that other than actually producing gold, it might also be based on such a kingdom's potential for power and wealth (hence, "Land of Gold") as a hub for sea-trade also known from vague descriptions of contemporary Chinese pilgrims to India. The kingdom referred to as the center of maritime trade between China and India was 528:
is one such site with limited excavation work. The site, called Winka Old City by other archaeologists, contains 40 high-grounds of which only four have been excavated. The Winka site, along with nearby walled sites like Kyaikkatha and Kelasa, have been dated as early as the sixth century. While the
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Due to many factors, including the lack of historical evidence, and the absence of scholarly consensus, various cultures in Southeast Asia identify Suvarṇabhūmi as an ancient kingdom there, and claim ethnic and political descendancy as its successor state. As no such claim or legend existed before
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The thirst for gold formed the most powerful incentive to explorers at the beginning of modern times; but although more and more extensive regions were brought to light by them, they sought in vain in the East Indian Archipelago for the Gold and Silver Islands where, according to the legends, the
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The interpretation of early travel records is not always easy. Javanese embassies to China in 860 and 873 CE refer to Java as rich in gold, although it was in fact devoid of any deposits. The Javanese would have had to import gold possibly from neighbouring Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula or Borneo,
367:(1st–7th century) was the first kingdom in Cambodian history and it was also the first Indianized kingdom that prospered in Southeast Asia. Both Hinduism and Buddhism flourished in this kingdom. According to the Chinese records, two Buddhist monks from Funan, named Mandrasena and 316:. In a study of the various literary sources for the location of Suvarṇabhūmi, Saw Mra Aung concluded that it was impossible to draw a decisive conclusion on this and that only thorough scientific research would reveal which of several versions of Suvarṇabhūmi was the original. 1003:
where gold was still being mined in the 19th century and where ancient mining sites were located. Even though Java did not have its own gold deposits, the texts make frequent references to the existence of goldsmiths, and it is clear from the archaeological evidence such as
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The area surrounding the old capital of Suvarnabhumi was resettled in 590 when Sri Sittichai Phromthep (ท้าวศรีสิทธิไชยพรหมเทพ) from Yossothon (possibly the city in Chenla) established the new city, Nakhon Chai Si (old name of the present-day
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brought back by Mon merchants highlights the cultural significance placed on early Buddhist missionaries in Myanmar. In many such legends, the narrative of the conversion of Suvarṇabhūmi is that it Burmanizes key historical Buddhist figures.
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Culture. These claims are not based on any historical records but on archaeological evidence of human settlements in the area dating back more than 4,000 years and the findings of 3rd-century Roman coins. The Thai government named the new
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The history of geography thus shows us how the Gold and Silver Islands were constantly, so to speak, wandering towards the East. Marco Polo spoke, in the most exaggerated language, of the wealth of gold in
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District, which he tentatively dated to 633 AD. According to him, the inscription would “prove that Suvarnabhumi was the Khmer Empire.” The inscription was issued in the reign of
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put it in his popular rendition of Periegetes: “if your ship… takes you to where the rising sun returns its warm light, then will be seen the Isle of Gold with its fertile soil.”
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the translation and publication of the Edicts, scholars see these claims as based on nationalism or attempts to claim the title of the first Buddhists in Southeast Asia.
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teachers went to make their fortunes and spread their teachings and bring back gold and other exotic products desired by a rising elite and the wealthy classes at home.”
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in Phnom Penh. However, his claim and the findings are yet to be peer-reviewed, and remain in doubt with other historians and archaeology experts across the region.
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was so rich in treasures that a museum curator, Florina H. Capistrano-Baker, stated it was even richer than the more well-known western maritime kingdom of
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as reported in early Indian literature was not a specific location which can be marked on a map. Rather, it was an idealised place, perhaps equivalent to
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R.K. Dube, "Southeast Asia as the Indian El-Dorado", in Chattopadhyaya, D. P. and Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture (eds.),
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means 'golden land' or 'land of gold' and the ancient sources have associated it with one of a variety of places throughout the Southeast Asian region.
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The oldest archaeological evidence of Indianized civilization in Southeast Asia comes from central Burma, central and southern Thailand, and the lower
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Mémoire composé à l'époque de la grande dynastie T'ang sur les religieux éminents: qui allèrent chercher la loi dans les pays d'Occident, par I-Tsing
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that borders with Bengal) regularly sailed to Suvarṇabhūmi, and ancient Bengal was in fact situated very close to Anga, connected by rivers of the
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The Inscription is the oldest found mention of Suvarṇabhūmi in Southeast Asia, identifying it with Chenla. The inscription is now exhibited in the
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and then baked. These pointing out to the direction of western Insular Southeast Asia, especially Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Java.
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Though its exact location is unknown and remains a matter of debate, Suvarṇabhūmi was an important port along trade routes that run through the
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Chinese Monks in India: Biography of Eminent Monks who went to the Western World in search of the Law during the Great T'ang Dynasty,
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The term Suvarṇabhūmi ('land of gold') is commonly thought to refer to the Southeast Asian Peninsula, including lower Burma and the
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within Myanmar is attached to various nationalistic and religious narratives about Suvannabhumi. The fifteenth century legend of
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Damrong Rachanubhab, "History of Siam in the Period Antecedent to the Founding of Ayuddhya by King Phra Chao U Thong",
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E.W. Dahlgren, "Were the Hawaiian Islands visited by the Spaniards before their Discovery by Captain Cook in 1778?",
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until the sea, which is the border, while the kings in the neighbouring states honour his order to their heads”.
1963:, New Delhi, Abhinav Publications, 1979, pp.16-24. William J. Gedney, "A Possible Early Thai Route to the Sea", 401:
The oldest Southeast Asian inscription from Cambodia, dated to the 7th century, issued during the reign of King
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Miscellaneous Articles: Written for the Journal of the Siam Society by His late Royal Highness Prince Damrong
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in Western history, a distant somewhere to the east of India where traders, sailors, and Buddhist and
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archaeology of early Lower Burmese sites requires more work, other urban centres in Myanmar like the
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The Golden Khersonese: Studies in the Historical Geography of the Malay Peninsula before A.D. 1500
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Ian Glover, “Suvarnabhumi – Myth or Reality?”, Banchā Phongphānit& Somčhēt Thinnaphong (ed.),
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Territorial extent of Suvarnabhumi Kingdom, according to Thai chronicles, before it was sacked by
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in Asia. Scholars have identified two regions as possible locations for the ancient Suvarṇabhūmi:
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Shorto, H.L. (2002). "The 32 Myos in the medieval Mon Kingdom". In Vladimir I. Braginsky (ed.).
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moved westward and founded a new city in 807 in the area of the present-day Ladya subdistrict,
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Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas i Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano,
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The Golden Chersonese - details from the eleventh map of Asia (Southeast Asia). Details from
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At the peak of power around the 13th-14th centuries, the border of the new Suvarṇabhūmi or
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arrived later, around 50 BCE. The Suvarnabhumi Kingdom was destroyed by the invasion of
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The location of Suvarṇabhūmi has been the subject of much debate, both in scholarly and
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and the making of bricks from the gold rich sands which they inscribed with the name “
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The Jatakamala or Garland of Birth-Stories of Aryasura, Sacred Books of the Buddhists
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serves as the basis for the claim that Suvarṇabhūmi was actually situated in central
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was somewhere on the coast of the central plain, especially at the ancient city of
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dated 1286 from Sumatra, mentioned the statue of Amoghapasa Lokesvara taken from
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Suvarnabhumi: the Golden Land: the New Finding for Suvarnabhumi Terra Incognita,
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of 1286 CE, states that an image of Buddha Amoghapasa Lokeshvara was brought to
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This article is about the ancient toponym. For the airport serving Bangkok, see
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around the 1st-2nd centuries, and most of its population was forcibly moved to
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Miscellaneous Articles Written for the JSS by His Late Highness Prince Damrong
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In modern Thailand, government proclamations and national museums insist that
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Name of a land, bordering the Indian Ocean, mentioned in many ancient sources
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Saw Mra Aung, "The Accounts of Suvannabhumi from Various Literary Sources",
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translated by Latika Lahiri, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1986, pp.120, 137.
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mentioned in ancient Hindu texts and the island of Chryse mentioned in the
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300 years later, around the 8th-9th centuries. After that, the center of
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was also founded during such a period. Both later created a new kingdom,
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The kingdom's area reached Lamphakappa Nakhon (ลัมภกัปปะนคร, present-day
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with five royal cities, including Suvarnabhumi (the present old town of
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According to Thai chronicles, around 241 BCE, during the times that two
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Thai National Chronicles: the history of the nation since ancient times
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using the Ptolemaic degree, which is only five-sixths of a true degree.
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Ancient Indian History and Civilization...Ramayana refers to Yavadvipa
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is full of glory and bravery. He is the King of Kings, who rules over
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Rinith Taing, “Was Cambodia home to Asia’s ancient ‘Land of Gold’?”,
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and was frequented by Arab, Persian and Chinese travelers, including
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that local archaeologists cite as Suvarṇabhūmi. Suvarnabhumi City in
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Classical civilisations of South East Asia: an anthology of articles
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Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië
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Suvannabhumi: Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
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Documents and Readings in New Guinea History: Pre-history to 1889
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as the capital city of the country on the eastern shores of the
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tome xiv, Juillet-Août 1919, p.155, citing Edouard Chavannes,
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H. Kern, "Java en het Goudeiland Volgens de Oudste Berichten",
2001:, Bangkok, Thammasat University Press, 2004; The Siam Society, 1800:, Chieng Mai, Silkworm Books, 2010, p.55; Promsak Jermsawatdi, 1231: 1160:, central Bengal was home to a prosperous trading town called " 1093: 1059: 980: 912: 880: 805: 742: 654:
to Suvarṇabhūmi, the majority of the kingdom's population were
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agendas. It remains one of the most mystified and contentious
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Studies in Orientology: Essays in Memory of Prof. A.L. Basham
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foundation year of 825; even this date remains unattested.
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History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824
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Habes candide lector in hoc opere Prisciani volumen maius,
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resulting in it being left abandoned. After Funan lost to
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The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tang Exotics
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The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
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The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
1379:"To Suvarnabhumi he sent Sona and Uttara"; Mahānāma, 1152:-Desh' (Golden/Radiant land). During the reign of the 1052:(Sumatra), and erected by order of the Javanese ruler 930:
Benefitting from its strategic location on the narrow
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It might also be the source of the Western concept of
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T'oung Pao: International Journal of Chinese Studies.
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to Suvarṇabhūmi (Sumatra), in order to be erected at
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Some have speculated that this country refers to the
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The Jātaka: or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
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of the Greek and Roman geographers and sailors. The
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University of Hawai'i Press: 202–232. 537:were Buddhist as early as the 5th century. 421:In December 2017, Dr Vong Sotheara, of the 2197: 2195: 342: 2517: 2365: 2215: 2125: 2113: 2101: 2086: 2074: 2062: 2050: 2035: 2020: 1887:Moore, Elizabeth; San Win (Spring 2007). 1764:, Chieng Mai, Silkworm Books, 2010, p.55. 1577:, Princeton University Press, 1989, p.91. 1459: 1104:texts, it is mentioned that merchants of 979:The Chinese pilgrim and Buddhist scholar 871:(the Golden Island or Peninsula, where “– 815: 808:, moved eastward to create a new capital 356:The territorial extent of the Kingdom of 94:, setting sail from the wealthy ports in 1609:Venetiis, Boneto Locatello, 1496, p.281. 1009: 819: 560: 396: 351: 160: 2481:California Historical Society Quarterly 2201: 2192: 1681:Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East 1481: 1446:Anna T. N. Bennett (31 December 2009). 1434:India's Interaction with Southeast Asia 1349:Ancient Indian History and Civilization 1270:Spelled in various local languages as: 1124:kingdoms, Sri Lanka, Java and Sumatra. 2565: 2137: 1853: 1828: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1644: 137:in Southeast Asian Archaeology at the 2511: 2433: 1999:Muang Suphan Through Changing Periods 1989:Manit Vallibhotama, "Muang U-Thong", 1932: 1287: 792:), while the south to the tip of the 449:. The inscription, translated, read: 429:stone inscription in the Province of 2505:, Milton, Jacaranda, 1975, pp,183-4. 2322:Gabriel Ferrand, "Suvarņadvīpa", in 1997:, Bangkok, 1998; Warunee Osatharom, 1452:Archeosciences. Revue d'Archéométrie 828:' 1467 copy of a map from Ptolemy's 413:(6th-9th century), the successor of 1933:Zhang, Yifan (July–December 2016). 1858:. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. 1641: 637:Meuang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi 603:, which might be the origin of the 13: 1486:. University of California Press. 14: 2609: 2330:, Paris, De Boccard, 1948, p.337. 2324:L'empire sumatranais de Crivijaya 2248:L'empire sumatranais de Crivijaya 915:. The eighth-century Indian text 812:on present-day Ayutthaya Island. 685:) in the north, and was ruled in 241:(Golden Isle) located where “the 156: 2518:Thepthani, Phra Borihan (1953). 2313:Wahyono Martowikrido, 1994; 1999 2304:, 1999: 19; Manning et al., 1980 1737:L’Archéologie du Delta du Mékong 1591:Dionysii Orbis Terrae Descriptio 1216:Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas 2488: 2470: 2427: 2393: 2359: 2333: 2316: 2307: 2294: 2253: 2233: 2224: 2154: 2131: 1983: 1972: 1961:Thai Art with Indian Influences 1949: 1926: 1880: 1862: 1847: 1822: 1807: 1802:Thai Art with Indian Influences 1779: 1767: 1754: 1710: 1697: 1670: 1628: 1612: 1595: 1580: 1567: 1520:Paul Wheatley (March 1, 2011). 1513: 883:), which may correspond to the 780:on the coast of the outer sea ( 753:, and the people of the sacked 717:). Most of its population were 674:of Chenla in 550, Suvarṇabhūmi 520:There are several sites within 2243:, Volume 16, 1869, pp.638-648. 2204:"Gold in early Southeast Asia" 1575:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 1500: 1475: 1439: 1422: 1406: 1390: 1373: 1339: 1264: 991:in 672 and identified it with 969:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 548:enshrining a few hairs of the 441:(616–637 AD) of the Cambodian 423:Royal University of Phnom Penh 268:brought back the gold for the 207:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 1: 2477:The Travels of Pedro Teixeira 1399:, in Edward B. Cowell (ed.), 1383:, translated into English by 1140:), golden minerals (gold and 1077: 983:(義淨), visited the kingdom of 784:), northwest to the south of 570: 488:tradition maintains that the 323:. The main port of Funan was 253:”, which he equates with the 245:seas give rise to the Dawn”. 2202:Bennett, Anna T. N. (2009). 2009:, Volume 76, 1988, pp.12-16. 1967:, Volume 76, 1988, pp.12-16. 1526:The Journal of Asian Studies 1454:(33). Open Edition: 99–107. 1333: 1082:A popular interpretation of 210:refers to the Land of Gold, 7: 2573:History of Buddhism in Asia 2541: 2400:Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). 2217:10.4000/archeosciences.2072 2007:Journal of the Siam Society 1965:Journal of the Siam Society 1751:, vol.57, 1767, pp.155-174. 1532:(1). cambridge org: 13–28. 1482:Schafer, Edward H. (1963). 1461:10.4000/archeosciences.2072 1346:Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). 1320: 556: 469:National Museum of Cambodia 347: 295: 276:was described by Ptolemy’s 177: 48: 32: 10: 2614: 2501:June L. Whittaker, (ed.), 2271:"the island of gold": "金洲 2174:University of Malaya Press 2144:Asiatic Society Monographs 1945:(2). Thammasat University. 1833:. Routledge. p. 590. 1760:Prapod Assavavirulhakarn, 1749:Philosophical Transactions 919:describes a sea voyage to 576: 478: 474: 222:mentioned: “The island of 18: 2583:History of Southeast Asia 2434:Chung, Tan (2015-03-18). 2406:. New Age International. 1727:(Kuala Lumpur, 1961), in 1352:. 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Index

Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suwannaphum District
Sanskrit
toponym
ancient Indian
Buddhist
Mahavamsa
Jataka tales
Milinda Panha
Ramayana
Indian Ocean
Basra
Ubullah
Siraf
Muscat
Malabar
Ceylon
Nicobars
Kedah
Strait of Malacca
Reader
University of London
Atlantis
Hindu

Crisa and Aureia
Andreas Walsperger
Ptolemy
Golden Chersonese
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

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