Padang Roco inscription where the name ''Dharmasraya'' was mentioned
Dharmasraya or Dharmmāśraya was the capital of the 11th century
Buddhist polity known as
Melayu Kingdom, based on the
Batanghari river system in modern-day
West Sumatra and
Jambi, on the island of
Sumatra
Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...
, Indonesia.
[J.L.A. Brandes, 1902, ''Nāgarakrětāgama; Lofdicht van Prapanjtja op koning Radjasanagara, Hajam Wuruk, van Madjapahit, naar het eenige daarvan bekende handschrift, aangetroffen in de puri te Tjakranagara op Lombok''] The kingdom itself could be identified by the name of its capital Dharmasraya or by the name Bhumi Malayu or Suvarnnabhumi according to
Padang Roco Inscription
The Padang Roco Inscription, in Indonesian Prasasti Padang Roco, is an inscription dated 1286 CE, discovered near the source of Batanghari river, Padangroco temple complex, Nagari Siguntur, Sitiung, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Formation
After the invasion by
Rajendra Chola I the king of the
Chola Empire from Koromandel, authority of
Sailendra dynasty over the islands of Sumatera and the Malay Peninsula weakened. Some time later came a new dynasty that took over the role of Sailendra Dynasty, called by the name of
Mauli dynasty.
[Muljana, Slamet (2006), ''Sriwijaya'', Yogyakarta: LKiS, .] The Dharmasraya can be considered as the successor of Srivijaya.
The oldest inscription bearing the name of Maharaja Mauli is the
Grahi inscription dated 1183 discovered in
Chaiya (
Grahi) Malay Peninsula, Southern Thailand. The inscription bears the order of Maharaja Srimat Trailokyaraja Maulibhusana Warmadewa to the ''bhupati'' (regent) of Grahi named Mahasenapati Galanai to make a statue of Buddha weight 1 ''bhara'' 2 ''tula'' with the value of 10 gold ''tamlin''. The artist name that responsible to create the statue is Mraten Sri Nano.
The second inscription from Mauli dynasty appear approximately a hundred years later in 1286. The inscription in which the name
Dharmasraya (and the name of king Srimat Tribhuwanaraja Mauli Warmadewa) appears dates from the 13th century,
namely the
Padang Roco inscription
The Padang Roco Inscription, in Indonesian Prasasti Padang Roco, is an inscription dated 1286 CE, discovered near the source of Batanghari river, Padangroco temple complex, Nagari Siguntur, Sitiung, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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discovered around the headwaters of
Batanghari river (now
Dharmasraya Regency in West Sumatera), dated 1286.
List of rulers
The Maharajas of Dharmasraya:
See also
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History of Indonesia
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Melayu Kingdom
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Srivijaya
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Malay
References
{{Precolonial states in Indonesia
11th century in Indonesia
Former monarchies of Southeast Asia