Tributary network · approximate650 CE – 1377 · 727 years
Srivijaya Empire
Overview
Srivijaya, also spelled Sri Vijaya or Sriwijaya, was a Malay thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra that influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th to 11th century. Srivijaya was the first polity to dominate much of western Maritime Southeast Asia. Due to its location, Srivijaya developed complex technology using maritime resources. In addition, its economy became progressively reliant on the booming trade in the region, thus transforming it into a prestige goods-based economy.
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Borders & accuracy
A paramount-chiefdom-style polity with tributary peripheries; exact extent is contested.
- SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
- DETAILhistorical-basemaps
- SNAPSHOT900 CE
- MATCHEDSrivijaya Empire
- POLITY TYPEtributary
Wars of this empire3
Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.
- World-changing
- Pralaya Medang (1016)1016–17Significant
- Sailendra raids on Chenla767–787 CERegional
Open in the atlas →Seeks the timeline to 650 CE and fits the map to these borders.
Cite as: Srivijaya Empire (650 CE – 1377). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/e/asia-srivijaya · Sources & methodology