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By the 8th century it had probably come under the control of the rising Srivijaya empire. [25] In 1025 it was attacked by the armies of King Rajendra Chola I in his campaign against Srivijaya. In the 12th century, Langkasuka was a tributary to Srivijaya. The kingdom declined and how it ended is unclear with several theories being put up.
King Merong Mahawangsa: A ruler from Rome who later settled in the Bujang Valley and founded the Kingdom of Langkasuka. He is said to be a descendant of Alexander the Great . Merong had three sons, Merong Mahapudisat, Ganjil Sarjuna, and Seri Mahawangsa, and a daughter, Raja Puteri, who is the second youngest in the family.
Bhagadatta was a king of the kingdom of Langkasuka who established contacts with China in the 6th century. [1] It is recorded in the Book of Liang that the king Pojiadaduo (婆伽達多, believed to be a Chinese transcription of Bhagadatta) sent his envoy Acheduo (阿撤多) to the court of Emperor Wu of Liang in 515 to present a memorial.
Below is the list of the eight rulers of Langkasuka, Merong and his descendants, according to the Kedah Annals: Raja Merong Mahawangsa: A ruler from Rome who later settled in Bujang Valley and founded the Kingdom of Langkasuka. He is said to be a descendant of Alexander the Great. Merong had three sons, Merong Mahapudisat, Ganjil Sarjuna, and ...
Yarang is one of the largest early historical communities in southern Thailand. It is believed to be the location of an ancient kingdom named "Langkasuka" or "Langya Siao" as evidence appears in Chinese, Javanese, Malay and Arabic documents. The characteristics of the ancient city of Yarang are assumed to have a large oval city plan in an area ...
In 1892, the kingdom was reunified with the Kedah Sultanate. However, the assimilation of the Siamese people and their culture in Setul had weakened Kedah rule over it. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty in 1909 finally ended Kedahan rule over Setul, as the Siamese and British agreed to exclude Setul from Kedah's jurisdiction.
An early kingdom in the Patani area was the Hindu-Buddhist Langkasuka, founded in the region as early as the 2nd century. [1] It appeared in many accounts by Chinese travellers, among them was the Buddhist pilgrim Yijing.
The new kingdom succeeded Srivijaya and inherited much of the royal and cultural traditions, including a large part of the territories of its predecessor. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] [ 73 ] The timeline of Srivijayan expansion from Palembang between the 7th–13th century; the state would subsequently be known as Melayu Kingdom before its demise.