Songkhla vicinity theory The old name of Songkhla in Thailand is Singgora which means "the city of lions " or " the lion city " , it is correlated with the fact that according to the Chinese chronicles the capital of Chitu was the city of Sing-Ha means lions or lion, and also the nearby Singhanakhon District .  The inscription of the Buddhagupta Stone found in Kedah mentioned a Raktamaritika, the meaning is red earth land, to be the home town of a seafarer named Buddhagupta   .
Sources from Indian scholars J.L. Meons (1937) believed that early Srivijaya was located in Kelantan and K.A. Nilakanta Sastri (1949) supported the idea. The Kelantan theory may not be far-fetched, since Chinese Sui Dynasty annals of the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu or Raktamrittika (as in Kelantanese history) as being in Kelantan, which the name was later changed to " Sri Wijaya Mala " . The founding of Sri Wijaya Mala was 667 BC with its capital called " Valai", and it was situated along the upper Kelantan river of Pergau, known for its rich gold mines. It was until 570 BC that the kingdom changed its name to Sri Wijaya . Songkhla vicinity theory The inscription of the Buddhagupta Stone found in Kedah mentioned a Raktamaritika, the meaning is red earth land, to be the home town of a seafarer named Buddhagupta . The old name of Songkhla is Singgora (City of Lions), which coincides with the fact that according to the Chinese chronicles the capital of Chitu was Sing-Ha (means lion) and also the nearby Singhanakhon district .
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Songkhla vicinity theory The old name of Songkhla in Thailand is Singgora which means "the city of lions
Sources from Indian scholars J.L. Meons (1937) believed that early Srivijaya was located in Kelantan and K.A. Nilakanta Sastri (1949) supported the idea. The Kelantan theory may not be far-fetched, since Chinese Sui Dynasty annals of the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu or Raktamrittika (as in Kelantanese history) as being in Kelantan, which the name was later changed to
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, it is correlated with the fact that according to the Chinese chronicles the capital of Chitu was the city of Sing-Ha means lions or lion, and also the nearby Singhanakhon District
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The old name of Songkhla is Singgora (City of Lions), which coincides with the fact that according to the Chinese chronicles the capital of Chitu was Sing-Ha (means lion) and also the nearby Singhanakhon district