Ligor inscription
Ligor inscription is an 8th-century stone stele or inscription discovered in Ligor, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand Malay Peninsula. This inscription was written and carved on two sides, the first part is called Ligor A inscription, or also known as Viang Sa inscription, while on the other side is called the Ligor B inscription written in Kawi script dated 775 CE.[1][2] The Ligor B inscription was probably written by Mahārāja dyāḥ Pañcapaṇa kariyāna Paṇaṃkaraṇa, king of Shailendra dynasty.[3] This inscription was connected to the kingdom of Srivijaya and the Shailendra dynasty.
Interpretation
Ligor A inscription tell about a Srivijayan king named Dharmasetu, the king of kings in the world, who built the Trisamaya caitya for Kajara.[4]
While the Ligor B inscription, dated 775 CE, written in Kawi script, contains the information about a king named Visnu who holds the title Sri Maharaja, from Śailendravamśa hailed as Śesavvārimadavimathana (the slayer of arrogant enemies without any trace).[1][5] There are some different interpretations regarding the king mentioned in Ligor B inscription; some suggest that the king mentioned in this inscription was King Panangkaran[3] while other argues that it was his successor, King Dharanindra.
References
- ^ a b J. G. de Casparis (1975). Indonesian Palaeography: A History of Writing in Indonesia from the Beginnings to C. A.D. 1500, Volume 4. BRILL. p. 29. ISBN 9789004041721.
- ^ Poesponegoro, M.D. (1992). Sejarah nasional Indonesia: Jaman kuna. PT Balai Pustaka. ISBN 979-407-408-X.
- ^ a b Zakharov, Anton O. (August 2012). "The Sailendras Reconsidered" (PDF). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Singapore.
- ^ Majumdar, R.C., (1933). "Le rois Çriwijaya de Suvarnadvipa". Bulletin de l'Ecole français d'Extrême-Orient. XXXIII: 121–144.
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