Dharmasraya (Melayu)

Dharmasraya (Melayu) was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 1183 to 1347 CE, about 164 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

The Melayu kingdom on the upper Batang Hari in Sumatra, which took over much of Srivijaya's role in the 12th and 13th centuries. Singhasari's Pamalayu expedition of 1275 brought it under Javanese influence.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1183 to 1347 CE

Duration

164 years

Type

State

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Became

• Pagaruyung Kingdom 1347 to 1833 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1287 Mongols invade Pagan
• 1288 Dai Viet defeats the Mongols
• 1293 Mongol expedition to Java

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE
• Pagan Kingdom 849 to 1297 CE
• Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287 to 1539 CE
• Ly dynasty 1009 to 1225 CE
• Sukhothai Kingdom 1238 to 1438 CE
• Kediri Kingdom 1042 to 1222 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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