Decline of Srivijaya

Timeline

1. 1205–1210Malacca Strait · Southeast AsiaSrivijaya could no longer monopolize taxation of strait trade routes; the focus of trade shifted to new ports on the Malay Peninsula and northern Java, and Palembang's economic influence shrank greatly.
2. 1205–1210Palembang · SumatraPalembang retained Buddhist temple traditions and some tributary trade, but political power was confined to southeastern Sumatra, and the former imperial domain fell apart.
3. 1208–1210Sumatra and Java · IndonesiaMalaya, Chandi, and later Java's Singhasari expanded at sea; Srivijaya's era as a unified maritime empire effectively ended, paving the way for Java's military strikes against Palembang in the late 13th century.