Sri Deva was a king of Srivijaya Kingdom of

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, who in 1028 CE sent an envoy to the Chinese

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. In the chronicle History of Song (''Sòng Shǐ''), his name was recorded as ''Shih-li Tieh-hua'', which may not be his complete title. He ruled shortly after Srivijaya's various territories were attacked by King

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of the

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in 1025 CE, in which King Sangramavijayottunggawarman of Srivijaya was defeated and captured by his opponent. Chola attack was not accompanied by the occupation of the Srivijaya territories. After the attack, Srivijaya's power in Sumatra seemed to be restored, however it made peace with the Kahuripan Kingdom, which claimed power over the whole of

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. The Kahuripan king

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supposedly married a Srivijayan princess in 1030 CE to strengthen the peace commitment.

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teaching was very popular in Srivijaya around the time of Sri Deva's reign, as evidenced by the discovery of the Lokanatha (Lokesvara Bodhisattva) statue in Tapanuli which was made in 1024 CE, and from the notes of Nepalese monk

Atiśa ( bn, অতীশ দীপংকর শ্রীজ্ঞান, ôtiś dīpôṅkôr śrigyen; 982–1054) was a Buddhist religious leader and master. He is generally associated with his work carried out at the Vikramashila monastery in Bih ...

who visited Srivijaya between 1011-23 CE.

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{{reflist Srivijaya Indonesian Buddhist monarchs 11th-century monarchs in Asia 11th-century Indonesian people

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