Rise of Dvaravati Culture

Name: Rise of Dvaravati Culture
Start: 500
End: 550

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time c. 500–550

Dvaravati was a Mon, Indianized culture that arose in the Chao Phraya basin of central Siam in the early 6th century CE, marked by Buddhist statuary,…

Timeline

c. 500–530Middle Chao Phraya River · Chao Phraya basinMon migrants or local groups formed city-state settlements in the Chao Phraya basin, beginning to adopt Theravada Buddhism and Indian artistic styles, with early stupas and religious statuary appearing.
550–600Nakhon Pathom · ThailandCentered on Nakhon Pathom, Dvaravati culture developed a distinctive Buddhist artistic style and a Sanskrit–Pali inscription tradition; its city-state network expanded to Lopburi and elsewhere, becoming a precursor of Siamese civilization.

Sources

Dvaravati https://www.britannica.com/place/Dvaravati
The Art of Southeast Asia — Philip Rawson (1967)