Canasapura
Canasapura | |
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| 7th–9th century | |
| Religion | Buddhism, Hinduism |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | 7th-9th century |
• Established | 7th |
• Disestablished | 9th century |
| Today part of | Thailand |
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Canasapura or Canāśa, Śri Canāśa (Template:Lang-th,[1] Chinese: 迦羅舍) is an ancient kingdom located in the upper valley of the Mun River, in present-day Isan, the northeastern region of Thailand.[2][3] The kingdom was mentioned in the No. 118 Bô Ika inscription (K. 400), founded in Muang Sema, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, dated to c. 790 CE,[4] and also in the No. 117 Śri Canāśa inscription, founded in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.[5]
History
The kingdom was mentioned in inscription K. 400 (IC VI, pp. 83–85), which was transcribed into English as:[6]
Twenty female buffalos with pendant udders (lambastanyaḥ) and having baby calves, and fifty milch cows, heavy with the burden of their udders, followed by their well-nourished calves, ten female and male slaves, happy in their minds, and four elephants were given to the [Buddhist] community by the king of Canāśa, whose mind was fixed upon awakening.
An inscription in Sanskrit and Khmer, found in Ayutthaya in 1939, dated 937 A.D., mentions four rulers of Srijanasa, starting with the first king named Bhagadatta (Template:Lang-th), followed by Sundaraprakrom (ศรีสุนทรปรากรม), who had a son named Sundararavarman (ศรีสุนทรวรมัน) and King Sundararavarman had 2 sons, the elder named Narapatisingharaman (ศรีนรปติสิงหวรมัน) who later ascended the throne of the Srijanasa kingdom. His younger brother, Mongkolvarman (มงคลวรมัน), created this inscription to celebrate the creation of the image of the queen mother, the wife of Lord Shiva, in 859 CE.[5]
The time of the establishment of Srijanasa is still unknown. It probably existed parallel to the Dvaravati culture of the Mon in what is now central Thailand. According to the inscriptions of Bo Ika and Sri Canasa written in Khmer, it must have been located on the periphery of the sphere of influence of Dvaravati, a network of city-states in the Chao Phraya Plain. According to these texts, both Hinduism and Buddhism were practiced in the community.[7]
After the reign of Narapatisingwarman, Srijanasa has disappeared from history. It is possible that it was merged with the Khmer Empire during the reign of King Jayavarman V, according to the inscription of the ancient city of Sema (dated c. 970 CE), which mentions the name of Dhritthapakdee Singwaraman (ทฤฒภักดี สิงหวรมัน), which is assumed to be the new royal name of Narapatisingwarman, whose role was reduced.[8]
References
- ^ Songtham Pansakun (2011). "A Study of Place in Khmer Kingdom" (PDF) (in Thai). Silpakorn University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Higham: Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. 2004, S. 63.
- ^ Goodall & Revire 2023, p. 292.
- ^ "จารึกบ่ออีกา" (in Thai). Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b "จารึกศรีจานาศะ" (in Thai). Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Goodall & Revire 2023, p. 283.
- ^ Dhida Saraya: (Sri) Dvaravati. The Initial Phase of Siam’s History. Muang Boran Publishing, Bangkok 1999. Zitiert nach Dougald J.W. O'Reilly: Early Civilizations of Southeast Asia. AltaMira Press, Lanham MD/Plymouth 2007, S. 82.
- ^ "จารึกเมืองเสมา" (in Thai). Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
Bibliography
- Goodall, Dominic; Revire, Nicolas (2023). "East and West - New Inscriptions from Funan, Zhenla and Dvāravatī". École française d’Extrême-Orient. p. 292. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023.
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