Tarumanagara

Tarumanagara was a state in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 358 to 669 CE, about 311 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

A Hindu kingdom of west Java known from the 5th-century stone inscriptions of King Purnawarman, which record a canal and carvings of his footprints. The Sunda kingdom followed it.

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Facts

Dates: c. 358 to 669 CE
Duration: 311 years
Type: State
Region: Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Language family: Austronesian

Became

Sunda Kingdom c. 669 to 1579 CE

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
Second Chinese domination 43 to 544 CE
Dvaravati c. 550 to 1050 CE
Funan c. 68 to 550 CE
Third Chinese domination (Sui and Tang) 602 to 938 CE
Chenla c. 550 to 802 CE
Langkasuka c. 100 to 1400 CE
Kutai Martadipura c. 350 to 1605 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

Questions

When did Tarumanagara exist?

c. 358 to 669 CE, about 311 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tarumanagara?

Java and Eastern Indonesia, in Southeast Asia.

What language did Tarumanagara speak?

Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.

What came after Tarumanagara?

Sunda Kingdom.