Shīdámó Típó
| Shī dá mó típó 尸达摩提婆 | |
|---|---|
| King of Xiū Luó Fēn's Phraek Si Racha | |
| Reign | c. 665[1]: 133 |
| Predecessor | Mórú Shīlì (As Duō Miè Kingdom) |
| Successor | Under Lavo (Title next held by Gomerāja) |
| Died | Phraek Si Racha |
Shīdámó Típó (Chinese: 尸达摩提婆) was a 7th-century Dvaravati monarch attested in Chinese historical sources, most notably the New Book of Tang[2] and the Cefu Yuangui, where he is identified as the ruler of the Xiū Luó Fēn Kingdom.[3]: 22 [4][5] This polity is generally situated within the Phraek Si Racha historical region of present-day central Thailand.[a] According to these texts, the realm under his authority possessed a remarkably large and well-organized military establishment, comprising around 20,000 – 30,000 elite troops.[b] This force substantially exceeded those of its two brother polities, namely Gē Luó Shě Fēn and Gān Bì, which are recorded as maintaining approximately 20,000 and 5,000 soldiers, respectively.[2][3]: 22
Contemporary Chinese accounts further indicate that, during Shī Dá Mó Típó’s reign, these kingdoms exhibited broadly comparable sociopolitical institutions, cultural practices, and systems of governance. The sources also note that the three brother kingdoms dispatched separate tributary missions to the Tang court within the same year in 665.[2][3]: 22
References
Notes
- ^ As per the map of Dvaravati kingdoms by K. M. Mudar,[6]: 4 Nakhon Pathom region corresponded to Dvaravati's Kamalanka or later Ge Luo She Fen; the Lopburi and Prachinburi regions formed the Lavo Kingdom; the Suphanburi region was identified as She Ba Ruo (舍跋若),[7]: 30 and the Si Thep region as Qiān Zhī Fú.[7]: 30 Therefore, Xiū Luó Fēn potentially was likely located in the only remaining area with a significant number of ancient Dvaravati settlements — the Phraek Si Racha or Chai Nat region.
- ^ The Cefu Yuangui records that Xiū Luó Fēn possessed 30,000 elite troops,[8]: 22 whereas the New Book of Tang reports a lower figure of 20,000 soldiers.[2] Cefu Yuangui: 修罗分国，居于南海之北，以木栅为城，东至真腊国，南至海。其王名尸达摩提婆，精兵三万余人。 New Book of Tang: ...二國勝兵二萬，甘畢才五千。
Citations
- ^ Anna Bennett; Hunter Watson, eds. (2017). Definig Dvaravati (PDF). Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books Publishing.
- ^ a b c d New Book of Tang, Volume 222
- ^ a b c "钦定四库全书: 册府元龟卷九百五十七宋王钦若等撰". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "册府元龟". www.shidianguji.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "册府元龟，卷九百五十七". Chinese Philosophy Text Digitalization Project (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ Karen M. Mudar (1999). "How Many Dvaravati Kingdoms? Locational Analysis of First Millennium A.D. Moated Settlements in Central Thailand" (PDF). Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 18 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1006/jaar.1998.0329.
- ^ a b Hoshino, T (2002). "Wen Dan and its neighbors: the central Mekong Valley in the seventh and eighth centuries.". In M. Ngaosrivathana; K. Breazeale (eds.). Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the Seventh to Twentieth Centuries. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. pp. 25–72.
- ^ "钦定四库全书: 册府元龟卷九百五十七宋王钦若等撰". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).