Dharmasraya

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Dharmasraya was the capital of the Malayu Kingdom in central Sumatra, which became a key political and cultural center in the region during the late first and early second millennium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former capital
historical city
associatedWith Srivijaya
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
capitalOf Malayu Kingdom
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
culturalInfluenceFrom Buddhist traditions
Indian culture
culturalLegacy early Malay Buddhist-Hindu syncretism
culturalRole key cultural center in central Sumatra
economyBasedOn agriculture
river trade
flourishedInCentury 12th century
13th century
flourishedInPeriod early second millennium CE
late first millennium CE
hasArchaeologicalRemains ancient settlement traces
inscriptions
temple ruins
hasLanguage Old Malay
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage of Indonesia
historicalRegion Malayu
linked to: Alam Melayu
knownFrom archaeological research
epigraphic sources
linkedTo Indian Ocean trade network
Javanese polities
Tamil merchants
locatedIn Central Sumatra
linked to: central Sumatra

Sumatra
locatedInCountry Indonesia
locatedOn Batanghari River
mentionedIn Amoghapasa inscription
Padang Roco inscription
modernAdministrativeAreaOverlap Dharmasraya Regency
modernProvince West Sumatra
partOf Malayu Kingdom ONNED1
partOfHistoricalContext classical Malay polities of Sumatra
politicalFunction royal seat of Malayu rulers
politicalRole key political center in central Sumatra
region Sumatra interior
linked to: Sumatra highlands
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
scholarlyField Indonesian archaeology
Southeast Asian history
strategicLocation on inland river route to the Sumatran highlands
on trade route between interior Sumatra and the coast
successorOf Srivijaya
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
timeDepth early second millennium CE
tradeRole riverine trade center

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