Summary
Sri Indravarman was an 8th-century king of the Srivijaya Kingdom who sent three emissaries to the Chinese Tang dynasty, first in 702 CE, second in 716 CE, and third in 724 CE.[1] His name was recorded in the Chinese sources as Che-li-t'o-lo-pa-mo.[2] He was also recorded to have sent two letters to the Arabian Umayyad caliphs, first in c. 680 CE and second in 718 CE.[1][3] Listed among the Srivijayan gifts to the Chinese emperor was a ts'engchi (from Arabic: zanji, black people) slave, presumably received from its Arabic connection.[1]
These relationships suggested that Srivijaya during his reign already had good international trades with the outside world, both from West and East Asia.[1]
Indravarman was succeeded by his son Rudra Vikrama, who continued sending embassies to China.[2][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Azra, Azyumardi (2006). Islam in the Indonesian World: An Account of Institutional Formation. Mizan Pustaka. pp. 155–158. ISBN 9789794334300.
- ^ a b Journal of the Greater India Society. The Society. 1956. p. 73.
- ^ Slatyer, Will (2014). Ebbs and Flows of Medieval Empires, AD 900?1400. Partridge India. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9781482896831.
- ^ Tōyō Bunko, (Japan) (1972). Memoirs of the Research Department. p. 5.