Melayu Kingdom
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Melayu Kingdom (also known as the Jambi Kingdom) was an ancient kingdom (4th–13th century CE) established around present-day Jambi on Sumatra, Indonesia. The location is approximately 200km north of Palembang and some 400km south of Singapore. In the year 1275 CE, the King Kertanegara of Singhasari, conquered the Melayu Kingdom. According to records, in the year 1281, Islam established themselves at Melayu, and sent an embassy to the Mongol of Kublai Khan. In the years 1347, Adityavarman, or Adityawarman, king of Melayu, ruled Minangkabau for Majapahit.
According to written sources from China, the early Melayu Kingdom was an independent kingdom. Further, Melayu had accessed to gold producing areas in the hinterland of Sumatra. This slowly increased the prestige of Melayu which traded various local goods, including gold, with foreign traders. In the late 7th century, the monk Yijing recorded that the second time he returned back to Ma-La-Yu (Chinese: 末羅瑜國), it was captured by Srivijaya.
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- Photos of ancient Melayu Kingdom
- The History of Jambi - The Early history
- Timeline of Indonesia history
- Indonesia…from ancient times to middle ages
- The origins of the word 'Melayu'
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