The Srivijaya Empire: Southeast Asia's Forgotten Maritime Superpower — Fexingo History
FexingoLong before Malacca or Singapore ruled the straits, the Srivijaya Empire dominated maritime Southeast Asia from the 7th to the 13th centuries. Based in present-day Palembang on Sumatra, this Buddhist thalassocracy controlled the choke points of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea trade routes. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise of Srivijaya under the Sailendra dynasty, its patronage ... more
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In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the role of the goddess Kumari in the Srivijaya Empire. Srivijaya was a maritime mandala that controlled the Strait of Malacca from the 7th to 13th centuries, and its Buddhist kings worshippe... more
After decades of covering Srivijaya's trade networks and Chola invasions, Episode 66 turns to a quiet but pivotal figure: King Tribhuwanaraja of Dharmasraya. Discovered on the Padang Roco inscription dated 1286 CE, this Malayu ruler switched allegian... more
Before Melaka, before Majapahit, there was Srivijaya — a Buddhist thalassocracy that ruled the Strait of Malacca for nearly 700 years. This episode dives into how Srivijaya's maritime empire actually worked: the 'pass system' that controlled trade th... more
Episode 64 of the Srivijaya series dives into the Lobu Tua stone, a Tamil inscription discovered near Barus on Sumatra's west coast. Dating to 1088 CE, it records a guild of Tamil merchants—the Ayyavole, or 'Five Hundred Lords of the World'—operating... more
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the monastic universities of Srivijaya, the Buddhist empire that dominated the Strait of Malacca from the 7th to 13th centuries. Drawing on the records of the Chinese pilgrim Yijing, who stud... more
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked role of women in the Srivijaya Empire. While previous episodes focused on kings, monks, and warriors, this conversation turns to Srivijaya's queens and female merchants who shaped the empir... more
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and journey of Atisha Dipamkara, the great Vajrayana master who studied in Srivijaya under the teacher Dharmakirti. They trace his path from Bengal to Sri Lanka to Palembang, where he spent twelve year... more
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal Pamalayu Pact of 1275, when the Javanese king Kertanegara of Singhasari dispatched an expedition to Sumatra under the command of Mahisa Anabrang. They examine the political motiva... more
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