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Lâm Ấp (Vietnamese pronunciation of Middle Chinese 林邑 *liɪm ʔˠiɪp̚, standard Chinese: Línyì) was a kingdom located in central Vietnam that existed from around 192 AD to 629 AD in what is today central Vietnam, and was one of the earliest recorded Champa kingdoms.
Champa was known to the Chinese as 林邑 Linyi [34] in Mandarin, Lam Yap in Cantonese and to the Vietnamese, Lâm Ấp (which is the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of 林邑). The state of Champa was founded in 192 CE by Khu Liên (Ou Lian), an official of the Eastern Han dynasty of China in Xianglin who rebelled against Chinese rule in 192 ...
[14] [15] [16] Multiple-bow siege crossbows were introduced to Champa from Song dynasty in 1171, and later were mounted on the backs of Cham and Vietnamese war elephants. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] They were deployed by the Cham during the siege of Angkor , which was lightly defended by wooden palisades, leading to the Cham occupation of Cambodia for the ...
The Vo Canh Stele is the oldest Sanskrit inscription ever found in Southeast Asia, 2nd or 3rd century CE. One theory holds that the people of Champa were descended from settlers who reached the Southeast Asian mainland from Borneo about the time of the Sa Huỳnh culture, though genetic evidence points to exchanges with India. [1]
Champapuri, Champa Nagri or Champanagar is a neighbourhood in Bhagalpur in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of the ancient city of Champa, the capital of the Anga Mahajanapada . It is also the main centre of capital of cultural region of Anga .
"Y.M.C.A." and other Village People hits, including "Macho Man" and "In The Navy," were early on embraced as an anthem by the LGTBQ+ community, a point that came up in some of the shocked comments ...
The King of Champa then became an ally of the Johor Sultanate; in 1594, Champa sent its military forces to fight alongside Johor against the Portuguese occupation of Malacca. [35] Between 1607 and 1676, one of the Champa kings converted to Islam and it became a dominant feature of Cham society. The Chams also adopted the Jawi alphabet. [36]
When Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood shouted “action” while filming the final scene for the 2000 cult classic, actress Sanaa Lathan had only one chance to get it right on the ...