Srivijaya | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-01

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00:02:45 1 Etymology
00:05:16 2 Historiography
00:09:10 3 Capital
00:22:30 4 History
00:22:40 4.1 Formation and growth
00:22:49 4.1.1 Siddhayatra
00:26:40 4.1.2 Regional conquests
00:28:03 4.2 Golden age
00:28:55 4.2.1 Conquest of Malay Peninsula
00:31:17 4.2.2 Srivijayan rule in Central Java
00:35:46 4.2.3 Return to Palembang
00:39:14 4.2.4 Srivijayan exploration
00:43:11 4.2.5 War against Java
00:48:13 4.3 Decline
00:48:22 4.3.1 Chola invasion
00:54:54 4.3.2 Return
00:59:56 4.3.3 Javanese pressure
01:03:15 4.3.4 Last revival efforts
01:06:46 5 Government and economy
01:06:56 5.1 Political administration
01:11:59 5.2 Economy and commerce
01:20:01 5.3 Thalassocratic empire
01:23:28 6 Culture and society
01:25:24 6.1 Art and culture
01:31:18 6.2 Religion
01:36:07 7 Relations with regional powers
01:44:17 8 Legacy



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Srivijaya (also written Sri Vijaya or Sriwijaya in Indonesian or Malay), was a dominant thalassocratic Indonesian city-state based on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to the 12th century. Srivijaya was the first unified kingdom to dominate much of Malay archipelago. The rise of the Srivijayan Empire is seen to run parallel to the end of the Malay sea-faring period. Due to its location, this once powerful state developed complex technology utilizing maritime resources. In addition, its economy became progressively reliant on the booming trade in the region, thus transforming it into a prestige goods based economy.The earliest reference to it dates from the 7th century. A Tang Chinese monk, Yijing, wrote that he visited Srivijaya in 671 for six months. The earliest known inscription in which the name Srivijaya appears also dates from the 7th century in the Kedukan Bukit inscription found near Palembang, Sumatra, dated 16 June 682. Between the late 7th and early 11th century, Srivijaya rose to become a hegemon in Southeast Asia. It was involved in close interactions, often rivalries, with the neighbouring Java, Kambuja and Champa. Srivijaya's main foreign interest was nurturing lucrative trade agreements with China which lasted from the Tang to the Song dynasty. Srivijaya had religious, cultural and trade links with the Buddhist Pala of Bengal, as well as with the Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East.
The kingdom ceased to exist in the 13th century due to various factors, including the expansion of the rival Javanese Singhasari and Majapahit empires. After Srivijaya fell, it was largely forgotten. It was not until 1918 that French historian George Cœdès, of École française d'Extrême-Orient, formally postulated its existence.