Decline of Srivijaya (1090s)

Name: Decline of Srivijaya (1090s)
Start: 1091
End: 1100

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1091–1100

In the 1090s, the maritime empire of Srivijaya, which had controlled Strait of Malacca trade, continued to decline.…

Timeline

1091–1095Palembang · SumatraSrivijaya's royal house retained nominal suzerainty around Palembang but could hardly tax effectively or mobilize armies; local chiefs and port cities handled foreign trade on their own, and central decrees did not extend beyond the capital.
1096–1100Strait of Malacca · Strait of MalaccaEmerging ports in the Malay Peninsula and Java vied for control of strait trade routes, and foreign merchants such as Chola and Song ships also participated directly in trade; Srivijaya's role as trade intermediary and toll collector shrank greatly.

Srivijaya: History, Religion and Language of an Early Malay Polity — Wolters, O.W. (1970)
Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula — Coedès, George (1968)