Sunda Kingdom

Sunda Kingdom was a state in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 669 to 1579 CE, about 910 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

A Hindu kingdom of west Java with its capital at Pakuan Pajajaran near modern Bogor, trading pepper through the port of Sunda Kelapa. The Banten sultanate destroyed it in 1579.

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Facts

Dates

c. 669 to 1579 CE

Duration

910 years

Type

State

Region

Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Pakuan Pajajaran

Came from

• Tarumanagara c. 358 to 669 CE

Became

• Banten Sultanate 1527 to 1813 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
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 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
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe

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