Dharmasraya

Kadatuan Dharmasraya

1183–1347

Capital

Languages

Old Malay, Sanskrit

Religion

Mahayana Buddhism

Government

Monarchy

Maharaja

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c. 1183

Srimat Trailokyaraja Maulibhusana Warmadewa

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c. 1286

Srimat Tribhuwanaraja Mauli Warmadewa

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c. 1347

Adityawarman

History

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Established

1183

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Disestablished

1347

Currency

Native gold and silver coins

Preceded by

Succeeded by

	Melayu Kingdom
	Srivijaya

Pagaruyung Kingdom
Singhasari

Today part of

Indonesia

Thailand

Dharmasraya is the capital and also the name of the 11th century Malay Buddhist kingdom based on the Batanghari river system in modern-day Jambi and West Sumatra, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The kingdom itself could be identified by the name of its capital Dharmasraya or by the name Bhumi Malayu or Suvarnnabhumi according to Padang Roco inscription. The reference to the name Malayu signify that the kingdom is located on previously older Malayu kingdom area prior being absorbed into Srivijayan mandala c. late 7th century, thus suggesting that Dharmasraya was the successor of Malayu. Dharmasraya became an independent kingdom after the downfall of Srivijaya in 1025.

After the invasion by Rajendra Chola I the king of the Chola Empire from Koromandel, authority of Sailendra dynasty over the islands of Sumatera and the Malay Peninsula weakened. Some time later came a new dynasty that took over the role of Sailendra Dynasty, called by the name of Mauli dynasty. The Dharmasraya can be considered as the successor of Srivijaya.

The oldest inscription bearing the name of Maharaja Mauli is the Grahi inscription dated 1183 discovered in Chaiya (Grahi) Malay Peninsula, Southern Thailand. The inscription bears the order of Maharaja Srimat Trailokyaraja Maulibhusana Warmadewa to the bhupati (regent) of Grahi named Mahasenapati Galanai to make a statue of Buddha weight 1 bhara 2 tula with the value of 10 gold tamlin. The artist name that responsible to create the statue is Mraten Sri Nano.

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