Srivijaya control of the Strait of Malacca and regional shipping lanes (c. 7th–11th centuries CE)

1. Yijing records Srivijaya as key stopover

   Jan 1, 671Labels: Yijing, Srivijaya, Maritime Stopover

   • NLB BiblioAsia

2. Telaga Batu inscription formalizes loyalty to ruler

   Jan 1, 683Labels: Telaga Batu, Srivijaya, Royal Officials

   • Telaga Batu

3. Kedukan Bukit inscription describes royal expedition

   May 1, 683Labels: Kedukan Bukit, Dapunta Hyang, Palembang

   • Kedukan Bukit
   • Sriwijaya Museum

4. Talang Tuwo inscription reflects Buddhist kingship

   Mar 23, 684Labels: Talang Tuwo, Sri Jayanasa, Buddhist Kingship

   • Talang Tuwo

5. Kota Kapur inscription signals expansion toward Java

   Feb 28, 686Labels: Kota Kapur, Bangka Island, Srivijaya Campaign

   • Kota Kapur
   • Sastri PDF

6. Srivijaya becomes a major maritime learning hub

   Jan 1, 688Labels: Srivijaya, Yijing, Monastic Hub

   • Melayu Kingdom
   • NLB BiblioAsia

7. Ligor inscription shows reach into Malay Peninsula

   Jan 1, 775Labels: Ligor Inscription, Malay Peninsula, Srivijaya Influence

   • Ligor Inscription

8. Nalanda copperplate records Srivijayan overseas patronage

   Jan 1, 860Labels: Nalanda Copperplate, Balaputradeva, Pala Kingdom

   • Nalanda Plate
   • Nalanda Mahavihara

9. Chinese records call Srivijaya “Sanfoqi” in Song era

   Jan 1, 960Labels: Sanfoqi, Song Records, Srivijaya

   • Sanfotsi

10. Chola navy raids Srivijaya’s ports and Kedah

    Jan 1, 1025Labels: Chola Raids, Rajendra I, Kedah

    • Chola Invasion
    • Rajendra Campaign

11. Chinese sources distinguish multiple Sanfoqi polities after raids

    Jan 1, 1026Labels: Sanfoqi Fragmentation, Jambi, Kedah

    • Sanfotsi

12. Srivijaya’s Strait-dominance declines by late 11th century

    Jan 1, 1100Labels: Decline of, Strait Dominance, Regional Contestation

    • Chola Invasion
    • Sanfotsi