Champa Kingdom

Timeline

1. c. 900–950Indrapura · Quảng Nam ProvinceIn the early 10th century the Champa Indrapura dynasty established its capital at Quảng Nam, continuing to expand the Mỹ Sơn temple complex; the kingdom made Hindu Shiva worship its state religion and maintained tense relations with the Đinh dynasty and later the Early Lê dynasty to the north.
2. c. 950–980Western Champa border · South-centralIn the mid-to-late 10th century Champa and the Khmer Empire repeatedly fought along the lower Mekong and highland borders; during the reign of Jayavarman V Khmer power pressed southward, and Champa's western territories changed hands several times.
3. c. 985–1000Vijaya · Bình Định ProvinceAt the end of the 10th century Champa's capital moved south from Indrapura to Vijaya; the new capital lay closer to South China Sea trade routes, marking a shift of the kingdom's political center toward the coast and laying the foundation for 11th-century maritime trade prosperity.