Author: Le Minh Khai

In the previous post (Srivijaya in Inscriptions), I tried to explain how George Coedès made the argument in 1918 that the term “Srivijaya” should be understood to refer to a…

It all began with Sanskrit inscriptions. . .Over the past few posts, I have been examining (and deconstructing) information in Chinese sources that has long been used to support the…

In the previous post, I made the argument that a place in Chinese sources that is referred to as “Sanfoqi” 三佛齊 indicates “Kambuja/Cambodia,” which in turn indicates “Angkor.” However, there…

Srivijaya is a myth! I can clearly see this now. Let me explain.In 1918, French scholar George Coedès “discovered” a maritime kingdom in Southeast Asia that he said was called…

[August 2022 update: I don't believe what I wrote here anymore. I'm now convinced that Shilifoshi referred to a place in what is now southern Thailand around Surat Thani province…

In 1918, French scholar George Cœdès made the claim that there was a kingdom in Southeast Asia that no one had ever heard of before. He said it was called…