Decline of the Srivijaya Empire (1180s)

Name: Decline of the Srivijaya Empire (1180s)
Start: 1181
End: 1190

Type Event Region Asia Time 1181–1190

In the 1180s, Srivijaya, which had controlled Malacca Strait trade, kept declining after repeated Chola expeditions, losing shipping control and over…

Timeline

1181–1185Malacca Strait · Southeast AsiaSrivijaya's monopoly over strait trade routes further unraveled; Malay Peninsula and Javanese ports diverted trade revenues, and Palembang's function as a trade hub declined markedly.
1185–1190Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula · Southeast AsiaSrivijaya's vassals and tributaries grew ever more autonomous; new Malayan city-states and Javanese kingdoms no longer submitted, and the empire's political influence contracted to its core region in southern Sumatra.

Sources

Srivijaya empire https://www.britannica.com/place/Srivijaya-empire
Chola invasion of Srivijaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_invasion_of_Srivijaya