Cham civilization

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The Cham civilization was an ancient Austronesian maritime culture that flourished along the central coast of present-day Vietnam, known for its Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes, trade networks, and distinctive art and architecture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cham civilization canonical 4
Cham culture 2
Cham polities 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian culture ⓘ
ancient civilization ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ
artStyle Cham sculpture ⓘ
brick reliefs ⓘ
builtWith fired brick masonry ⓘ
conflictedWith Dai Viet ⓘ
Khmer Empire ⓘ
Song China ⓘ
linked to: Southern Song
culturalInfluenceFrom Chinese civilization ⓘ
Indian civilization ⓘ
Khmer Empire ⓘ
declineCause military defeats by Dai Viet ⓘ
territorial loss to Vietnamese expansion ⓘ
economyBasedOn craft production ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
rice agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Cham people ⓘ
flourishedFrom circa 2nd century CE ⓘ
flourishedUntil late 15th century CE ⓘ
hasCapital Indrapura ⓘ
Kauthara ⓘ
Panduranga ⓘ
Vijaya ⓘ
hasSite Dong Duong Buddhist monastery ⓘ
My Son temple complex ⓘ
Po Klong Garai temple complex ⓘ
Po Nagar temple complex ⓘ
heritageStatus My Son is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes ⓘ
brick temple towers ⓘ
distinctive art and architecture ⓘ
maritime trade networks ⓘ
legacyIn contemporary Cham communities in Cambodia ⓘ
contemporary Cham communities in Vietnam ⓘ
locatedIn Indochina ⓘ
Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
central coast of present-day Vietnam ⓘ
majorPort Hoi An region ⓘ
linked to: Hoi An
pantheonIncludes Bodhisattvas ⓘ
Buddha ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
partOf Maritime Silk Road ⓘ
predecessor Sa Huynh culture ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
tradedWith Arab merchants ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Srivijaya ⓘ
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
usedLanguage Cham language ⓘ
usedMaterial sandstone for sculpture ⓘ
usedScript Cham script ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Vietnam → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Cham civilization ⓘ
Indosphere → includesCulture → Cham civilization ⓘ
Mekong region archaeological heritage → linkedToCulture → Cham polities ⓘ
linked to: Cham civilization
Kauthara → culture → Cham culture ⓘ
linked to: Cham civilization
Champa–Vietnam relations → involves → Cham polities ⓘ
linked to: Cham civilization
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary → partOf → Cham civilization ⓘ
subject linked to: My Son sanctuary
Tsat people → culturalInfluence → Cham culture ⓘ
linked to: Cham civilization