Langkasuka

Langkasuka was an ancient Malay Hindu-Buddhist kingdom located in the Malay Peninsula. Langkasuka is generally believed to have existed from the 2nd to 15th century, and to have been established by descendants of Ashoka the Great.

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Vinony's link graph records 492 inbound references to Langkasuka, and connects out to Thailand, Ashoka and Srivijaya.

It is catalogued under topics including 15th-century disestablishments in Asia, Early kingdoms in Malaysian history and Former countries in Malaysian history.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Former Country.conventional_long_name: Langkasuka
Former Country.common_name: Langkasuka
Former Country.religion: Hindu-Buddhist
Former Country.s1: Pattani Kingdom
Former Country.s2: History of Kedah
Former Country.year_start: 2nd century
Former Country.year_end: 15th century
Former Country.image_map: Possible extent of the Langkasuka kingdom.svg
Former Country.image_map_caption: Possible extent of the Langkasuka kingdom
Former Country.government_type: Monarchy
Former Country.title_leader: Raja
Former Country.leader1: Merong Mahawangsa
Former Country.year_leader2: ?
Former Country.leader2: Bhagadatta
Former Country.today: MalaysiaThailand

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1500-00-00
inception: 0100-00-00
Commons category: Langkasuka

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Historical records
Outline of Langkasuka's history
Location
Archaeology
Kings of Langkasuka
Popular culture
See also
References
External links

The kingdom, along with Old Kedah, is among the earliest kingdoms founded on the Malay Peninsula. The exact location of the kingdom is of some debate, but archaeological discoveries at Yarang near Pattani, Thailand suggest a probable location. The kingdom is proposed to have been established in the 1st century, perhaps between 80 and 100 AD.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Langkasuka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.