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Champa
Champa (Cham language, Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, چمڤا; ; 占城 or 占婆) was a collection of independent Chams, Cham Polity, polities that extended across the coast of what is present-day Central Vietnam, central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd century CE until 1832. According to History of Champa, earliest historical references found in ancient sources, the first History of Champa#Initial kingdoms, Cham polities were established around the 2nd century, 2nd to 3rd century, 3rd centuries CE, in the wake of Khu Liên's rebellion against the rule of China's Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty, and lasted until when the final Panduranga (Champa), remaining principality of Champa was annexed by Minh Mạng, Emperor Minh Mạng of the Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty as part of the expansionist Nam tiến policy. The kingdom was known variously as ''Nagaracampa'' (), ''Champa'' (ꨌꩌꨛꨩ) in modern Cham languages, Cham, and ''Châmpa'' () in the Khmer lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panduranga (Champa)
Panduranga (Old Cham: ''Paṅrauṅ'' / ''Panrāṅ''; Sanskrit: पाण्डुरङ्ग / ''Pāṇḍuraṅga'') or Prangdarang was a Cham people, Cham Principality. Panduranga was the rump state of the Champa kingdom after Annamese emperor Lê Thánh Tông destroyed Champa in 1471 as part of the general policy of ''Nam tiến''. The Panduranga principality was located in present-day south-central Vietnam and its centre is around the modern day city of Phan Rang. It stood until late 17th century when the Nguyễn lords of Đàng Trong, a powerful Vietnamese clan, vassalized it and subjugated the Cham polity as the Principality of Thuận Thành. History Preface Previously, Pänduranga (known to medieval Chinese sources as ''Bīn Tónglóng'' 賓童龍國 or ''Bēntuólàng'' 奔陀浪洲 and to Vietnamese annals as ''Phan Lung'' 潘朧 or ''Phan Lang'' 潘郎) was an autonomous princedom inside Champa. From the 13th century onward, it had been ruled by local dynasties that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chams
The Chams ( Cham: , چام, ''cam''), or Champa people ( Cham: , اوراڠ چمڤا, ''Urang Campa''; or ; , ), are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietnamese, during the expansion of the Khmer Empire (802–1431) and the Vietnamese conquest of Champa (11th–19th century). From the 2nd century, the Chams founded Champa, a collection of independent Hindu-Buddhist principalities in what is now central and southern Vietnam. By the 17th century, Champa became an Islamic sultanate. Today, the Cham people are largely Muslim, with a minority following Hinduism, both formed the indigenous Muslim and Hindu population in both Cambodia and Vietnam. Despite their adherence to Islam, the Cham people still retain their ancestral practice of matriarchy in family and inheritance. The Cham people speak Cham and Tsat (the latter is spoken by the Utsuls, a Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champa–Đại Việt War (1471)
The Cham–Đại Việt War of 1471 or Vietnamese invasion of Champa was a military expedition launched by Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt under the Lê dynasty and is widely regarded as the event that marked the downfall of Champa. In retaliation for Cham raids, Vietnamese forces attacked and sacked the kingdom's largest city-state, Vijaya (Champa), Vijaya, and defeated the Cham army, bringing the kingdom of Champa to an end. After this war, the border between of Đại Việt and Champa was moved from Hải Vân Pass to Cù Mông Pass from 1471 till 1611 when Nguyễn lords launched another invasions into South of Phú Yên and annexed it in 1611. Background The Cham and the Vietnamese had a long history of conflict. In the course of their wars, peace often coincided with economic exhaustion, with the antagonists rebuilding their economies just to go to war again. When fighting resumed in 1471, the Champa kingdom found itself weakened and isolated. It had experienced n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya (Champa)
Vijaya (Sanskrit for "victorious"), also known as Vijayapura, was the capital of the Kingdom of Champa located in modern-day Bình Định province, Vietnam. It served as the capital of the Kingdom of Champa from the 12th century CE until it was conquered by Đại Việt during the Cham–Vietnamese War (1471), Champa–Dai Viet War of 1471. History The area around Vijaya was probably one of earliest landfalls of the Chams, Cham people in what is now Vietnam.Vickery 2009, p. 47 However, its architecture implies that it did not become important until the 11th or 12th century. Records suggest that there was an attack on Vijaya's citadel from the Vietnamese in 1069 (when Dai Viet was ruled by Lý Nhân Tông) to punish Champa for armed raiding in Vietnam. The Cham king Rudravarman III was defeated and captured and offered Champa's three northern provinces to Dai Viet (present-day Quảng Bình Province, Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị Province, Quảng Trị provinces).Maspero, G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrapura (Champa)
Đồng Dương was the capital city of the kingdom of Champa from 875 AD until 982, or until 12th century AD. It was built and ruled under the reign of Buddhist king Indravarman II (Champa), Indravarman II (r. 875-890) and some of his successors belonging to the Bhrgu dynasty in Đồng Dương. The word Indrapura means "City of Indra" in Sanskrit, Indra being the Hindu God of Storm and War, and King of the Gods in the Rig Veda. Nomenclature The name "Indrapura" (the modern toponym is "Đồng Dương") was translated in Chinese and Vietnamese sources as ''Fóshì/Phật Thệ'' (Chinese: 佛逝) or ''Fóshìchéng'' (Chinese: 佛逝城, lit. 'the City of Indra' or 'the city of Buddha'). Previous generations of scholars had posited that "Fóshì" was a transcription of Vijaya (Champa), Vijaya (Chinese: 尸唎皮奈; pinyin: ''Shīlì Pínài''; Vietnamese: ''Thị Lợi Bi Nai''; alternate: ''Chà Bàn''). History Influence of Mahayana Buddhism The city was built around 875 CE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire was an empire in Southeast Asia, centered on Hydraulic empire, hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (; ) by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilization of Chenla and lasted from 802 to 1431. Historians call this period of History of Cambodia, Cambodian history the Angkor period, after the empire's most well-known capital, Angkor. The Khmer Empire ruled or vassalised most of Mainland Southeast Asia and stretched as far north as southern China. The beginning of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802, when Khmer people, Khmer prince Jayavarman II declared himself ''chakravartin'' (, a title equivalent to 'emperor') in the Phnom Kulen mountains. Although the end of the Khmer Empire has traditionally been marked with the fall of Angkor to the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1431, the reasons for the empire's collapse are still debated amongst scholars. Researchers have determined that a period of strong monsoon rains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đại Việt
Đại Việt (, ; literally Great Việt), was a Vietnamese monarchy in eastern Mainland Southeast Asia from the 10th century AD to the early 19th century, centered around the region of present-day Hanoi. Its early name, Đại Cồ Việt,(chữ Hán: 大瞿越) was established in 968 by the ruler Đinh Bộ Lĩnh after he ended the Anarchy of the 12 Warlords, until the beginning of the reign of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054–1072), the third emperor of the Lý dynasty. Đại Việt lasted until the reign of Gia Long (r. 1802–1820), the first emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, when the name was changed to Việt Nam in 1804. Under rule of Emperor at home, king abroad, bilateral diplomacy with Imperial China, it was known as Principality of Giao Chỉ (chữ Hán: 交趾) (975–1164) and Kingdom of Annam (chữ Hán: 安南) (1164–1804) when Emperor Xiaozong of Song upgraded Đại Việt's status from principality to kingdom. Đại Việt's history was divided into the rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trà Kiệu
Trà Kiệu is a village in Duy Sơn commune, Duy Xuyên district, Quảng Nam province, Vietnam. Geography Trà Kiệu is located in the Thu Bồn River, Thu Bồn river valley inland west of Hội An (halfway between Hội An and My Son Sanctuary), which has since moved putting the site on the southern bank of the Bà Rén River, Bà Rén river, a tributary of the Thu Bồn river. History Trà Kiệu was the first capital city of the Hindu Champa, Champa Kingdom, then named Simhapura, from the 4th century to the 8th century CE.Prior, R. (2000). Early historic ceramics from Trà Kiệu, central Vietnam: Typological and petrographic characterisation. ''Institute of Archaeology University College London''. The site has been known to the western world since the late 19th century. Today nothing remains of the ancient city except the rectangular ramparts. Bửu Châu or jade hill overlooks the site and is known as the citadel of the Simhapura. There are also signs of a border wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaya Simhavarman III
Jaya Simhavarman III (r. 1288 - 1307), Chế Mân (制旻), or Prince Harijit, son of King Indravarman V and Queen Gaurendraksmi, was a king of Champa during a time when the threat of the Mongols was imminent. He held the title the ''half-king/junior king'' (arddharāja) on behalf of his father. Yuan invasion of 1283–85 In 1282, Kublai Khan tried to gain passage through Champa of his ambassadors, but Chế Mân took them prisoner. Kublai Khan then asked the Trần dynasty of Đại Việt for entrance into Champa but received the same denial. In early 1283, Kublai dispatched a fleet of 100 warships led by Sogetu and invaded Champa. The battle hardened Yuan troops with their naval and armor superiority quickly drove the Cham out of the capital of Vijaya. Indravarman V and Crown Prince Harijit fled into the mountains, waging guerilla resistance against the enemy and refused to surrender, forcing the Mongols to suffer heat, illness, humidity, lack of supplies and desertion. Sogetu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huyền Trân
Princess Huyền Trân (, Chữ Nôm: 玄 珍公 主) (1289-1340) was a princess of the Trần Dynasty of Đại Việt, who later married to King Jaya Simhavarman III of Champa and titled queen consort Parameshvari of Champa from 1306 to 1307. Biography She was the daughter of Emperor Trần Nhân Tông and the younger sister of Emperor Trần Anh Tông. There are few details in the historical record about Huyền Trân's life. In 1293, Trần Nhân Tông abdicated in favor of his son, Trần Anh Tông, in order to become a monk in a pagoda on Mount Yên Tử in what is now Quảng Ninh Province. In 1301, her father, Emperor Trần Nhân Tông, visited the Kingdom of Champa and was given a lavish royal welcome by King Jaya Simhavarman III (Vietnamese: ''Chế Mân'', 制旻). The visit lasted nine months. When Trần Nhân Tông left Champa for Đại Việt (the name of Vietnam at the time), he promised to give his daughter in marriage, even though the Cham king was already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Cham
Cham language, Cham has the oldest literary history of any Austronesian language. The Dong Yen Chau inscription, written in Old Cham, dates from the late 4th century AD. Cham Script The Cham people had their own script, known as the Cham script, which was used for inscriptions on temple walls, steles, and other surfaces. This script is descended from the ancient Brahmic scripts, Indic scripts and is one of the distinguishing features of Cham culture. It has been used for religious and ceremonial purposes. Inscriptions Many Old Cham inscriptions have been found on archaeological sites in the areas that were once part of the Champa Kingdom, Champa kingdom. These inscriptions provide valuable insights into the history, religion, and society of the Champa people. Some of the inscriptions are written in the Cham script, and others are in Sanskrit. Cultural and religious Old Cham originated from Proto-Chamic languages, however under cultural influence from India, it was greatly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cham Language
Cham (Cham: , Cham Jawi, Jawi: چم, Latin script: Cam) is a Malayo-Polynesian languages, Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian languages, Austronesian family, spoken by the Cham people, Chams of Southeast Asia. It is spoken primarily in the territory of the former Kingdom of Champa, which spanned modern Southern Vietnam, as well as in Cambodia by a significant population which descends from refugees that fled during the decline and fall of Champa. The Western variety is spoken by 220,000 people in Cambodia and 25,000 people in Vietnam. As for the Eastern variety, there are about 73,000 speakers in Vietnam, for a total of approximately 491,448 speakers. Cham belongs to the Chamic languages, which are spoken in parts of mainland Southeast Asia, Indonesia's Aceh, Aceh Province, and on the island of Hainan. Cham is the oldest-attested Austronesian language, with the Đông Yên Châu inscription being verifiably dated to the late 4th century AD. It has several dialects, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
