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Champa Maritime Kingdom Polity

Type Object Region Central Vietnam Time c. 192–1471

Champa was a Hindu–Malay maritime kingdom on the central Vietnamese coast, characterized by port trade, seafaring, and temple city-states;…

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  1. c. 800–1100Central Vietnamese coast · CentralChampa established a series of ports and Hindu temple cities along the eastern coast of the Indochinese peninsula, controlling shipping nodes in the northern South China Sea, exporting spices, ivory, and luxury goods, and importing Chinese porcelain and silk.
  2. 1161–1170Vijaya · ChampaDuring the reign of Jaya Indravarman III (r. c. 1155–1199), Champa maintained control of the central coast, continuing tribute and trade with the Southern Song while countering pressure from the Khmer Empire and Vietnam's Lý dynasty to the north.
  3. c. 1170–1200Northern Champa frontier · VietnamAround the 1170s, Champa repeatedly fought border wars with Vietnam's Lý dynasty and the Khmer Empire, with territory ebbing and flowing; maritime trade revenue remained an important source of the kingdom's finances and political legitimacy.

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