Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1st, 1998
Eight medieval (ninth-thirteenth century) Tamil-language inscriptions have so far been found in Southeast Asia and China. The contents, locations, dates and local historical and archaeological contexts provide an interesting sidelight on an important period in the economic history of Southeast Asia.
Early inscriptions written in Indian languages and scripts abound in Southeast Asia. Literacy in the very early states of Southeast Asia - aside from the portion of north Vietnam annexed by China - began with the importing, by local rulers, of modified cults of Buddhism or Hinduism, and the attend...
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