Langkasuka

Langkasuka was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 100 to 1400 CE, about 1,300 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

A Hindu-Buddhist trading kingdom near Pattani on the east coast of the peninsula, recorded in Chinese sources from the 2nd century. It later fell under Srivijaya and faded before the rise of Pattani.

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Facts

Dates

c. 100 to 1400 CE

Duration

1,300 years

Type

State

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Became

• Pattani Sultanate c. 1457 to 1902 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 671 Yijing studies at Srivijaya
• 825 Borobudur completed
• 938 Battle of Bach Dang
• 1025 Chola raid on Srivijaya
• 1113 Construction of Angkor Wat begins
• 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
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Majapahit Empire c. 1293 to 1527 CE
• Malacca Sultanate c. 1400 to 1511 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Second Chinese domination 43 to 544 CE
• Dvaravati c. 550 to 1050 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
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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