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Mon wheel of the law (Dharmacakra), art of Dvaravati period, c. 8th century CE Bronze double denarius of the Gallic Roman emperorVictorinus (269-271 AD) found at U Thong, Thailand Khao Khlang Nai was a Buddhist sanctuary. The central stupa, rectangular in shape and oriented toward the east, is characteristic of dvaravati architectural style, dated back around 6th-7th century CE. Khao Khlang Nok, was an ancient Dvaravati-style stupa in Si Thep, dated back around 8th-9th century CE, at present, it is large laterite base. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common languages | Old Mon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical era | Post-classical era | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 6th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 11th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dvaravati[a] was a group of medievalMon political principalities from the 6th century to the 11th century, located in the region now known ascentral Thailand,[5][6]: 234 and was speculated to be a succeeding state ofLang-chia or Lang-ya-hsiu (หลังยะสิ่ว).[7]: 268–270, 281 It was described by Chinese pilgrims in the middle of the 7th century as a Buddhist kingdom namedTo-lo-po-ti situated to the west ofIsanapura (Cambodia), east ofSri Ksetra (Burma),[8]: 76 [9]: 37 and adjoinedPan Pan to the South.[7]: 267, 269 Its northern border metJiā Luó Shě Fú (迦逻舍佛), which is identified withCanasapura in modernnortheast Thailand.[10] Dvaravati sent the first embassy to the Chinese court around 605–616,[7]: 264 and then in 756.[11]
Dvaravati also refers to a culture, an art style, and a disparate conglomeration ofprincipalities ofMon people.[3] The Mon migrants as maritime traders might have brought the Dvaravati Civilization to theMenam Valley around 500 BCE,[12]: 32 which continued to the presence of a "Proto-Dvaravati" period that spans the 4th to 5th centuries, with the existence of the principalities ofChin Lin to the western plain andTou Yuan to the east, and perhaps earlier.[3]
The center of the early Davaravati was speculated to beAyojjhapura (present-daySi Thep)[2] orNakhon Pathom[13]: 10–1 or Avadhyapura (Si Mahosot [th]).[14] Still, the power was shifted toLavo'sLavapura after the annexation ofTou Yuan in 647; some scholars say this transition happened around the 10th and 11th centuries following the fall of Si Thep.[2] However, some argue thatLavapura was potentially a separate kingdom known as theLavo Kingdom, as mentioned in several historical records, but came under the sphere of Dvaravati influence.[13]: 10–1, 43
The rise of theAngkor in the lowerMekong basin around the 11th–13th centuries,[15] the conquest ofMenam Valley and the upperMalay peninsula byTambralinga's king Sujita who also seizedLavo in the mid-10th century,[7]: 283 [16]: 16 the 9-year civil wars in theAngkor in the early 11th century, which led to the devastation ofLavo,[17] as well as thePagan invasion of Menam Valley around the mid-10th century.[16]: 41 [18]: 4 All of these potentially are the causes of the fall of the Dvaravati civilization.[7]: 283 [16]: 41 Jean Boisselier suggests that after losing influence over the eastern valleys atLavo to theAngkor in the 10th–11th centuries, Dvaravati kingdoms in the western plain continued until the early 12th century and then probably fell under or influenced[b] by Angkor for a short period during the reign ofJayavarman VII (r.1181–1218).[13]: 262–3 After that, the region entered theXiān era with the emergence ofSuphannabhum,Phrip Phri, andAyodhya, who later regained influence over Lavo in the 14th century.
The culture of Dvaravati was based around moated cities, the earliest of which appears to beU Thong in what is nowSuphan Buri Province. Other key sites includeNakhon Pathom,Phong Tuk,Si Thep,Khu Bua andSi Mahosot, amongst others.[3] The term Dvaravati derives from coins which were inscribed inSanskritśrī dvāravatī. The Sanskrit worddvāravatī literally means "that which has gates".[19]: 301 According to the inscription N.Th. 21 found in 2019 in Wat Phra Ngam in Nakhon Pathom, dated the 6th century, three regional cities were mentioned, including Śrīyānaṁdimiriṅga or Śrīyānaṁdimiriṅgapratipura, then Hastināpurī and Dvāravatī, which madeNakhon Pathom where the fractions was discovered probably the center of Dvāravatī.[20]: 281
The traditional chronology of Dvaravati is mainly based on the Chinese textual account and stylistic comparison by art historians. However, the results from excavations inChan Sen and Tha Muang mound at U-Thong raise questions about the traditional dating. Newly dated typical Dvaravati cultural items from the site ofU-Thong indicate that the starting point of the tradition of Dvaravati culture possibly dates as far back as 200 CE.[21][3] Archaeological, art historical, and epigraphic (inscriptions) evidence all indicate, however, that the main period of Dvaravati spanned the seventh to ninth centuries.[3] Dvaravati culture and influence also spread intoIsan and parts of lowlandLaos from the sixth century onward. Key sites includeMueang Fa Daet inKalasin Province,Sema [th] inNakhon Ratchasima Province, and many others.[22][23]
In the book ofI Ching orYijing, dating to the late 7th century, and the 629–645 journey of a Chinese monk,Xuanzang, placed Dvaravati to the east ofKamalanka orLang-ya-hsiu and west ofIsanapura, if Kamalanka was centered at the ancientNakhon Pathom as several scholars cited, thus, Dvaravati must be moved to the eastern side of the central plain.[24]: 181–3 This conforms with the location provided in the largest Chineseleishu,Cefu Yuangui, compiled in 1005, says that Dvaravati was to the west ofChenla and the east of theGe Luo She Fen Kingdom (哥罗舍分国), which was proposed to be centered at the ancientNakhon Pathom, same asKamalanka, by Thai historian Piriya Krairiksh, who also identified this kingdom as theGē Luó Kingdom (哥罗国) in theNew Book of Tang,[25]: 59 that also says Dvaravati met the sea (Bay of Bangkok) to the west, adjoinChenla to the east, and encounterCanasapura to the north.[26] However, according to archaeological evidence found in the western Menam Valley, several scholars suggest Nakhon Pathom was potentially the center of the Dvaravati Kingdoms.[13]: 43
Chinese historian, Chen Jiarong (陳佳榮), claims that theZhū Jiāng Kingdom in theCefu Yuangui andBook of Sui was Dvaravati principality,[27] but some scholar placed Zhū Jiāng in theMun Basin in thePhayakkhaphum Phisai–Nadun–Kaset Wisai cluster to the north ofChenla with the supra-regional center atChampasri.[28]: 45 Zhū Jiāng andCān Bàn Kingdom established relations withZhenla viaroyal intermarriage after the annexation ofFunan in 627.[29] Subsequently, they wage wars againstTou Yuan to the northwest. Tou Yuan was theLavo's predecessor that became Dvaravati vassal in 647.[30]: 15–16 [31] Several kingdoms were involved in the conflicts between Dvaravati and Chenla, including the three brother states ofQiān Zhī Fú,Xiū Luó Fēn, andGān Bì, who collectively fielded over 50,000 elite soldiers, by aligning with the faction that offered the greatest advantage.[14]: 54–5 Certain battles may have been associated with the wars between Lavo and its northern sisterMonic kingdom,Haripuñjaya, occurring in the early 10th century,[14]: 36–7 which also weakened DvaravatiKamalanka.[16]: 105
A mixedSanskrit–Khmer inscription dated 937 documents a line of princes ofCanasapura, one of the Dvaravati polities, started by aBhagadatta and ended by a Sundaravarman and his sons Narapatisimhavarman and Mangalavarman.[8]: 122 Further east, the ChineseTang Huiyao mentions the kingdom ofKeoi Lau Mì of theKuy people[32] was also influenced by Dvaravati.[33] In the early 10th century, several Dvaravati polities in theMenam Valley, which were weakened by decade-long wars between twoMon kingdoms,Hariphunchai and Lavo, fell to the invasion byTambralinga, then by theChola andPagan in the late 10th century. Later, Dvaravati polities began to come under constant attacks and aggression of theKhmer Empire, and centralSoutheast Asia was ultimately invaded by KingSuryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century.[34]Hariphunchai survived its southern progenitors until the late 13th century, when it was incorporated intoLan Na.[35]
During the decline period of Dvaravati, its succeeded polity,[36] mentioned asXiān (暹) by several Chinese and Đại Việt sources, was formed in the lowerMenam Basin around the 11th century.[37]: 46 This new polity evolved into theAyutthaya Kingdom in 1351.[1] Its capital's full name also referred to Dvaravati as the former capital;Krung Thep Dvaravati Si Ayutthaya (กรุงเทพทวารวดีศรีอยุธยา).[38][39][40][41] All former Dvaravati principalities, includingLavo,Suphannabhum, and the northern cities of theSukhothai Kingdom, were later incorporated into theAyutthaya Kingdom in 1388, 1424, and 1438, respectively.[42]: 274
According to the Burmese Inscription ofHsinbyushin ofAva A.D. 1768 (Serial No. 1128),[43] which was found on a bronze gun atShwezigon Pagoda, and acquired by the Burmese in 1767, the Burmese continued to refer to Ayutthaya as Dvaravati[44] by describing the "conquest of Dvāravati (Siam)"[43] even after its fall to a Burmese invasion during thePagan Kingdom. Several genetic studies published in the 2020s also founded the relations between theMon people andSiamese people (Central Thai people) who were the descendants of the Ayutthaya.[45][46] The LaotianPhra That Phanom Chronicle [th] also refers to Ayodhya before the traditional formation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom as Dvaravati and Sri Ayodhiya Dvaravati Nakhon (ศรีอโยธิยาทวารวดีนคร).[47]
Little is known about the administration of Dvaravati. It might simply have been a loose gathering ofchiefdoms rather than a centralised state, expanding from the coastal area of the upper peninsula to the riverine region ofChao Phraya River.Hinduism andBuddhism were significant. There are 107 Dvaravati cities in Thailand, most of which are in the central plain.[48]: 66 The three largest settlements appear to have been atNakhon Pathom,Suphanburi, andPhraek Si Racha, with additional centers atU Thong,Chansen,Khu Bua, Pong Tuk, Mueang Phra Rot,Lopburi,Si Mahosot [th],Kamphaeng Saen,Dong Lakhon, U-Taphao, Ban Khu Mueang, andSi Thep.[19]: 303–312
According to the Chinese records during theTang dynasty, Dvaravati is divided into three regions; possiblyKamalanka atNakhon Pathom which has been identified as the center ofDvaravati culture, formerChin Lin atMueang Uthong, and the last one atSi Mahosot [th] of Avadhyapura. Many government officials, such as military generals and civil servants, administer the national affairs.[49]: 55 Dvaravati has two vassal kingdoms, includingTou Yuan (陀垣) theLavo predecessor, and an island kingdomTanling (曇陵),[30]: 15–16 [31]: 27 whose exact location remains unknown; it was potentially located on some island or small peninsula in the swamp area of the early historicBay of Bangkok.[30]: 15–16
A study on Dvaravati settlement patterns before the 14th century in the upperChi-Mun basins suggests that Dvaravati might have been made up of several kingdoms linked by trade networks and centered at supra-regional level settlements, such asDong Mueang Aem,Phimai,Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang,Mueang Sema [th],Non Mueang, andSi Thep;[50]: 151–152 similar to in theMenam Valley.[51] A 2015 study of the pre-600 CE circular moated settlements in theMun Valleys found that the sites were concentrated into five groups; the westernmost and smallest group with a total of four settlements is theMueang Sema [th] circle. To the east is thePhimai cluster which has a larger number of settlements than the other groups. Next is the group ofPhayakkhaphum Phisai–Nadun–Kaset Wisai on the northern Mun watershed with the well known site atChampasri, which has been identified as theZhū Jiāng Kingdom or laterZhān Bó. To the south is theBuriram–Surin group, which has almost the same size in terms of number of settlements and predicted mean size as the third group. The last cluster is the easternmost on the adjoined watershed of the Mun–Chi Rivers, with the most concentrated area inSuwannaphum,Phon Sai, andNong Hi ofRoi Et province.[52]: 8–9
The following shows the polities under Dvaravati culture in theMenam and theChi-Mun Valleys during the first millennium.
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| Nakhon Pathom | Supra-regional center | 8 | Kamalanka (Sambuka; 6th-c. Dvaravati) | ||||||||
| Si Thep | Supra-regional center | Qiān Zhī Fú[14] | |||||||||
| Suphanburi | Regional center | 9 | She Ba Ruo (舍跋若)[14]: 30 aka. Santanaha? | ||||||||
| Uthong | District center | Chin Lin (Proto-Dvaravati) | |||||||||
| Phraek Si Racha | Regional center | 12[c]/30[d] | Duō Miè[e] (Proto-Dvaravati)/Xiū Luó Fēn? | ||||||||
| Lopburi | District center | 14 | Tou Yuan (Proto-Dvaravati)[14]: 54 /Lavo | ||||||||
| Si Mahosot [th] | District center | 7 | Avadhyapura (6th-c. Dvaravati[14]) | ||||||||
| Khao Laem,Uthai Thani | Sub-district center | 6 | Bō Cì? (Proto-Dvaravati) | ||||||||
| Tha Tako,Nakhon Sawan | Sub-district center | 8 | Part ofQiān Zhī Fú?[14]: 34 | ||||||||
| Utapao,Saraburi | Sub-district center | 4 | Part ofLavo | ||||||||
| Chaliang | Sub-district center | 4 | Mueang Chaliang | ||||||||
| Yommarad | Sub-district center | 3 | Part ofQiān Zhī Fú?[14]: 34 | ||||||||
| Tri Trueng [th]/Khlong Mueang | Sub-district center | 3 | Kosambi[f]/Gān Bì? | ||||||||
| Lom Sak–Lom Kao | Cān Bàn | ||||||||||
| Mun–Chi Basins | |||||||||||
| Dong Mueang Aem | Supra-regional center | Unknown | |||||||||
| Phimai | Supra-regional center | 103 | Mahidharapura (Vimayapura) | ||||||||
| Phon | Pó Àn (婆岸)[14]: 30 | ||||||||||
| Dvaravati kingdoms in theMenam Valley. | Mueang Sema [de] | Regional center | 4 | Canasapura (8th-c. Dvaravati) | |||||||
| Champasri | Regional center | 69 | Zhū Jiāng?,[28]: 45 orZhān Bó/[14]: 45 Yamanadvipa, Vassal of Wen Dan[53] or Bhavapura[28]: 56 | ||||||||
| Phayakkhaphum Phisai– Nadun–Kaset Wisai | |||||||||||
| Fa Daet Song Yang | District center | Wen Dan[53] or Bhavapura[28]: 59 | |||||||||
| Kantharawichai | District center | ||||||||||
| Non Mueang | Sub-district center | 10 | Part of Bhavapura?[28]: 123 orWen Dan? | ||||||||
| Buriram–Surin | 57 | Part of Vimayapura?/Mahidharapura? | |||||||||
| Suwannaphum–Nong Hi | 39 | Part of Bhavapura?[28]: 56 | |||||||||
| Dvaravati polities in the upperChi River Basin | Songkhram–Mekhong Basins | ||||||||||
| Nakhon Phanom/Thakhek | Changzhou [zh] of theTang,[14]: 45 Na Lao[14]: 45 /LaterGotapura [th] | ||||||||||
| Sakon Nakhon | Changzhou [zh] of theTang,[14]: 45 LaterMahidharapura? | ||||||||||
| Phu Phrabat [th]/Vientiane | Dàomíng,Dōu Hē Lú (都訶盧)?[14]: 45 | ||||||||||
| Savannakhet–Mukdahan | Gān Bì? (甘毕)[14]: 46 | ||||||||||
| Dvaravati-influenced kingdoms with uncertain identification | |||||||||||
| Clusters of 7th-c. moated sites in Mun Valley |
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The excavation in several sites found silver coins dated the 7th century that mentioned the king and queen of the kingdom written inSanskrit withPallava script:śrīdvaravatīsvarapunya (King Sridvaravati, who has great merit) andśrīdvaravatīsvaradevīpuṇya (the goddess of the meritorious King Dvaravati).[54] In addition, the copper plate dating from the 6th–mid 7th centuries found atU Thong also mentions King Harshavarman (หรรษวรมัน), who was assumed byJean Boisselier to be one of the kings of Dvaravati, whileGeorge Cœdès considered the plate was brought from theKhmer Empire, and the name mentioned might be the Khmer king as well.[55] However, the periods seem unrelated since KingHarshavarman I of Khmer reigned from 910–923, 200 years later than the age of the inscription,[56][57] and Harshavarman I's grandfather wasIndravarman I,[58][59][60] not Isanavarman as the inscription mentioned.[55]
Moreover, the inscription found in Ban Wang Pai,Phetchabun province (K. 978), dated 550 CE, also mentions the enthronement of the Dvaravati ruler, who was also a son of Prathivindravarman, father ofBhavavarman I ofChenla, which shows the royal lineage relation between Dvaravati and Chenla. However, the name of such a king was missing.[61] The other king was mentioned in the Nern Phra Ngam inscription, found inNakhon Pathom province, dated mid 5th – mid 6th centuries CE but the name was missing as well.[62]
However, some research suggests Bhavavarman mentioned in the Ban Wang Pai inscription of Si Thep may not beBhavavarman I ofChenla due to different inscription styles.[63]: 17–19
The following chart shows the dynastic relation between Dvaravati polities and other kingdoms in theChao Phraya–Mekong Valleys
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Ruler ofQiān Zhī Fú – Ramburi | Ruler ofKamalanka | Ruler ofLavo | ||||
Ruler ofHaripuñjaya | Ruler ofSukhothai |
| Ruler | Reign | Note | ||
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| Rulers before Isanavarman remain unknown. | ||||
| Isanavarman[55] | 5th–6th c. | |||
| Unknown[55] | 5th–6th c. | Son of the previous | ||
| Harshavarman[55] | mid-6th c. | Son of the previous. | ||
| Due to the rise of theSri Vijaya maritime trade route,Nakhon Pathom ofKamalanka became more prosperous,[13]: 39–40 and the political center of the region was then shifted to this new polity in the 6th–7th century,[67][68]: 55 which marked as the beginning of the Dvaravati civilization. | ||||
| Maratha?[69]: 12 [70]: 97 | late 9th c. | |||
| Name | Reign | Note | ||
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| English | Thai | |||
| Tona Brahmin[64]: 4 | โทณพราหมณ์ | ?–569 | ||
| Kakabhadra/Sakata/Sakkorndam[25]: 12 | กากะพัตร/สกตา/สักกรดำ | 569–641 |
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| Siddhijaya Brahmadeva | สิทธิไชยพรหมเทพ | 590–616? |
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| Pu xie qi yao[13]: 130 (Siddhijaya?) | As king ofTuo-he-luo (Dvaravati) | |||
| Kalavarnadisharaja | กาฬวรรณดิศ/ กาวัณดิศราช | 641–648 | Later King ofLavo (r. 648–700) | |
| Anuruddha[64]: 4 | อนุรุธ | 648–? |
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| Cakranarayana | จักรนารายณ์ | ?–687 | Younger brother of the previous? Based on a local fable. | |
| Shridravya[71] | ศรีทรัพย์ |
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| Qi-zhang-mo[13]: 132 | As king ofTuo-he-luo[13]: 132 | |||
| Sai Thong Som[64]: 4 | ใสทองสม | 687–? | Grandson ofKalavarnadisharaja. Younger son of Balidhiraja (พาลีธิราช), the king ofSukhothai | |
| Pú jiā yuè mó | late 8th-c.–early 9th-c. | As king ofGē Luó Shě Fēn | ||
| Sikaraj[25]: 15 | สิการาช | early 9th-c.–807 | Based on legends. | |
| Phraya Kong[25]: 15 | พระยากง | 807–867 | Son of the previous. Based on legends. | |
| Phraya Pan[25]: 15 | พระยาพาน | 867–913[72]: 67 | Later King ofHaripuñjaya (r. 899, 913–916) | |
| King ofRatchaburi (unknown regnal title)[65]: 60–1 | 913–927? | Usurper. Adoptive father of the previous. | ||
| Dissolution of Kamalanka, several pettyXiān kingdoms then formed in the western valley, includingPhrip Phri,Suphannabhum, andChen Li Fu. | ||||
| Name | Reign | Title | Note | Source(s) | |||||
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| Chakravantin | จักรวรรติน | Unknown | King ofSi Thep (Ayojjhapura) | Father of Prathivindravarman | Wang Pai Inscription (K.978)[61] | ||||
| Prathivindravarman | ปฤถิวีนทรวรมัน | ?–550 | Father ofBhavavarman I ofChenla? | ||||||
| Unknown or Bhavavarman[g] | Early 6th-c.–550 | Son of Prathivindravarman | |||||||
| Unknown[c] | 550–? | ||||||||
| Ramaraj | รามราช | c. 662 | King of Ramburi (Ayojjhapura?/Mawlamyine?/Lavo?) | Spouse ofHaripuñjaya's queenCamadevi | Jinakalamali[66] | ||||
| Rajadhiraj | ราชาธิราช | mid to late 7th-c. | King ofAyojjhapura | Jinakalamali[2][73]: 125–6 | |||||
| Manohanaraj | มโนหารราช | late 7th-c. | Son of the previous | ||||||
| Unknown | late 7th-c. to 8th c. | Jinakalamali[73]: 127 | |||||||
| Pra Poat honne Sourittep pennaratui sonanne bopitra[h]? | c. 756/57? | King ofTchai pappe Mahanacon (new dynasty) | Buddhism replacedVaishnavism | Du Royaume de Siam | |||||
| Pú jiā yuè mó | early 9th-c.? | King ofGē Luó Shě Fēn | Potentially a dual monarchy ofKamalanka and Qiān Zhī Fú | Cefu Yuangui,New Book of Tang | |||||
| Adītaraj | อาทิตยราช | early–9th-c.–859 | King ofAyojjhapura | Adversary ofYasodharapura | Ratanabimbavamsa [th][74]: 51 | ||||
| Bhagadatta | ภคทัตต์ | 859–early 10th-c. | Kings ofCanasapura | new dynasty | Śri Canāśa Inscription K.949[75] | ||||
| SriSundaraprakrama | ศรีสุนทรปรากรม | early 10th-c. | Son of the previous | ||||||
| SriSundararavarman | ศรีสุนทรวรมัน | ?–937 | Son of the previous | ||||||
| Narapatisimhavarman | ศรีนรปติสิงหวรมัน | 937–970 | At Si Thep seat. Son of the previous | ||||||
| Mangalavarman | มงคลวรมัน | 10th century | At Muang Sema seat. Younger brother of the previous. | ||||||
| Angkor seizedRāmaññadesa (Ayojjhapura) in 946.[2] | |||||||||
| Vap Upendra | วาป อุเปนทร | 949-960s | Governor ofRāmaññadesa | Relative ofRajendravarman II ofAnkor | Rajendravarman II Inscription[62]: 3546 | ||||
| Ipoia Sanne Thora Thesma Teperat[h]? | c. 970s? | King ofTchai pappe Mahanacon | Du Royaume de Siam | ||||||
| The seat was relocated to Yassouttora Nacoora Louang/Tasoo Nacora Louang (Lavo) byIpoia Sanne Thora Thesma Teperat. In this period, a new settlement known asMueang Wat Derm (เมืองวัดเดิม) was founded southwestward in the lower plain in 944.[65]: 30 [i] In the 1080s, the city was set as Lavo's new capital and renamedAyodhya, which continued until the formation of theAyutthaya Kingdom in 1351.[2] | |||||||||
| Name | Reign | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Thai | |||||
| Chá-shīlì Pó-mò-pó-nà察失利 婆末婆那 | c. 644 | As king ofTou Yuan | ||||
| TheTou Yuan Kingdom was annexed by Dvaravati'sKamalanka in 647 and was refounded as the Lavo Kingdom in 648. | ||||||
| Kalavarnadisharaja | กาฬวรรดิษฐ์ | 648–700 | Founder. Son ofTakkasila's king, Kakapat. | |||
| Balipatijaya[64]: 4–5 [j] | ภาลีบดีชัย | 700–? | Grandson of the previous. Son of Balidhiraja (พาลีธิราช), king ofSukhothai | |||
| Unknown | 8th century–861 | Golden period ofQiān orGē Luó Shě Fēn atSi Thep to the north, who conquered the lower valley from the 8th to 9th centuries. | ||||
| Vasudeva[76]: 39 | วาสุเทพ | 861–? | Tai Yuan monarch from the north. | |||
| Uchitthaka Chakkawat | อุฉิฎฐกะจักรวรรดิ | ?–927 | Later became King ofHaripuñjaya | |||
| Tambralinga seized Lavo in 927. | ||||||
| Sujita[77] | สุชิตราช | 927–930 | Also King ofTambralinga. As atributary state ofTambralinga. | |||
| Kampoch[77] | กัมโพช | 930–946? | Son of the previous. As atributary state ofTambralinga.[78][79] | |||
| Vacant? | 946–948 | |||||
| Vap Upendra? | วาป อุเปนทร | 949–960s? | As the governor ofRāmaññadesa, appointed byRajendravarman II.[62]: 3546 | |||
| Narapativiravarman? | 960s?–980s? | As the governor. | ||||
| Ipoia Sanne Thora Thesma Teperat | 980s | As king of Yassouttora Nacoora Louang/Tasoo Nacora Louang (fromQiān Zhī Fú) | ||||
| Angkor seized Lavo in 1001 or 1005. | ||||||
| Lakshmipativarman[80] | ศรีลักษมีปติวรมัน | 1006–? | As the governor, appointed bySuryavarman I[80] | |||
| Laparaja[81]: 208–10 | ลพราช | Period of constant wars againstHaripuñjaya. | ||||
| Unknown[81]: 211 | ?–1052? | Son of the previous. | ||||
| Chandrachota | จันทรโชติ | 1052–1069 | Prince ofSuphannabhum who fled toHaripuñjaya after Suphannabhum was seized byTambralinga in the 920s. | |||
Dvaravati itself was heavily influenced byIndian culture, and played an important role in introducingBuddhism and particularlyBuddhist art to the region.Stuccomotifs on the religious monuments includegarudas,makaras, andNāgas. Additionally, groups of musicians have been portrayed with their instruments, prisoners, females with their attendants, soldiers indicative of social life.Votive tablets have also been found, alsomoulds for tinamulets, pottery,terracotta trays, and abronze chandelier,earrings, bells andcymbals.[19]: 306–308
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Ayutthaya, they still named the kingdom after its former kingdom as "Krung Thep Dvaravati Sri Ayutthaya".
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