Part Nine IX › Division III III › Section 937 937

The Peoples and Civilizations of Southeast Asia to c. 1600

Subject Outline

AThe character and achievements of traditional Southeast Asian civilizations, South and East Asian influences, the geography and ethnography of Southeast Asia, archaeological and documentary historical sources, historiographic problems
BMainland Southeast Asia to c. 1600
- 1Myanmar (Burma) from the Anyathian culture (c. 5000 bc-ad 1600)
  - aOrigins of civilization in Myanmar: the Anyathian Stone Age culture, the Mons of southern Myanmar (c. 3rd century BC-llth century ad), Indian trade and cultural influences
  - bThe Tibeto-Burmese invasions of the Upper Irrawaddy Valley and the establishment of the Pyu state of northern Myanmar (c. 100 bc-ad 800)
  - cThe city kingdom of Pagan (849-1287): the influence of Theravada Buddhism, Pagan as a cultural centre, destruction by the Mongols (1287)
  - dMyanmar from c. 1300 to c. 1600: reunification and expansion
- 2The Tai people and the kingdom of Siam to c. 1500
  - aThe origins and settlement of the Tais: the kingdom of Nanchao in Yunnan (8th century ad)
  - bEstablishment of Tai power at Sukhothai (c. 1220): social and cultural developments
  - cEstablishment of the Tai state of Ayutthaya (1350): organization of administrative, social, and legal systems; wars with Lan Na during the reign of King Trailok (1448-88)
  - dLaos to c. 1600: the Lao as a branch of the Tai people, establishment of the Lan Xang kingdom by Fa Ngum (1353-73), later rulers to 1571, successful Burmese invasion (1574)
- 3Cambodia from the prehistoric period to c. 1500
  - aPrehistoric peoples in Cambodia, mythological origins of kingdom of Funan (c. ad 100) and the influence of Indian culture
  - bEmergence of the state of Chenla and the decline of Funan in the 6th century
  - cEstablishment of the Khmer state of Angkor (c. 800), religion and the concept of kingship, social and administrative structures, the reign of Suryavarman II (1113-c. 1150), period of instability
  - dJayavarman VII (1181-c. 1218) and the reestablishment and extension of Khmer authority
  - eDecline of the Angkor kingdom after 1220, introduction of Theravada Buddhism, Tai invasions (1369 and 1389) and fall of city of Angkor (1431)
- 4Vietnam from the prehistoric period to c. 1516
  - aThe legendary and historical origins of the Vietnamese people, the influence of Chinese rule (from 111 bc) on Vietnamese society
  - bThe states of Funan (c. lst-6th century ad) and Champa (ad 192-1471) in southern Vietnam
  - cChinese political and cultural domination of Nam Viet from 111 bc to ad 939; independence under Ly, Tran, and Le dynasties; political unification of Nam Viet and Champa (1471); government and society in precolonial Vietnam
- 5Malaya to the 16th century ad
  - aRise of Indianized states and their role in the formation of Malaya: the advent of Islam and the rise of the sultanate of Malacca (c. 1400-1511)
  - bEarly European intrusions: the Portuguese conquest of Malacca (1511), social and political developments in the 16th century
CIslands of the Indonesian Archipelago to c. 1600
- 1The settlement of the Indonesian Archipelago: the introduction of Hinduism by Indian Brahmins
- 2The Malay kingdom of Srivijaya in southeast Java: the influence of Buddhism, the importance of the maritime trade with China from the 7th to the 12th century
- 3Central Java in the 8th and 9th centuries: cultural, religious, and economic development during the Shailendra dynasty
- 4Eastern Java and the rest of the archipelago from 1019 to 1292: political and cultural developments, the Singhasari empire of Kertanagara and the royal cult
- 5The Majapahit empire in eastern Java (1319-89): religious and cultural developments