Before revision: The historian Victor Lieberman prefers the "solar polity" metaphor, referencing the gravitational pull the sun exerts over the planets.Lieberman, 2003, p. 33 History Intersecting mandalas circa 1360 : from north to south: Lan Xang, Lanna, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Khmer and Champa.
After revision: The historian Victor Lieberman prefers the "solar polity" metaphor, referencing the gravitational pull the sun exerts over the planets.Lieberman, 2003, p. 33 History Intersecting mandalas : from north to south: Lan Xang, Lanna, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Khmer and Champa.