The maritime Buddhist empire of Srivijaya emerged in the seventh century CE as the first sea power to dominate the Strait of Malacca and the Sunda Strait, the key positions along the spice route connecting China, the Malay archipelago, India, and the...

Srivijaya, Sriwijaya, Shri Bhoja, Sri Boja or Shri Vijaya (200s-1300s[1]) was an ancient Malay[2] kingdom on the island of Sumatra which influenced much of the Malay Archipelago. Records of its beginning are scarce while estimations range from the 3rd...

Chinese accounts of Srivijaya in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries show that it upheld overlordship over vassals in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, even though a new pattern of trade that emerged earlier promoted diffuse transactions between international traders and indigenous peoples. The empire...