Champa Kingdom in the 1340s: Accession of Che Anan and Conflict with the Tran Dynasty

Name: Champa Kingdom in the 1340s: Accession of Che Anan and Conflict with the Tran Dynasty
Start: 1341
End: 1350

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1341–1350

Between 1341 and 1350, Champa was in the early reign of Che Anan, with its capital at Vijaya (near modern Quy Nhon), continuing its Hindu-Buddhist hy…

Timeline

1342–1343Vijaya · ChampaChe Anan ascended as king of Champa around 1342, consolidating rule over the central Vietnamese coast at Vijaya and integrating port-city trade resources.
1343–1347Northern Champa border · Tran dynastyChampa forces repeatedly raided the southern Tran border, contesting control of routes south of Hue. The Tran dynasty dispatched troops in counterattack, and the two sides fought back and forth in this area.
1344–1350Champa port cities · ChampaChampa's port cities connected China with Southeast Asian maritime trade networks, and in the 1340s maintained foreign contacts amid political upheaval in late Yuan China. Champa culture continued to absorb Indian and Southeast Asian elements, with religious architecture and inscriptions recording the social conditions of this period.

Sources

The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art — Edited by Tran Ky Phuong, Bruce M. Lockhart (2011)
Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư — Ngô Sĩ Liên 等