Canasapura

Canasapura
7th century–970
Canasapura is located in Thailand
Mueang Sema
Mueang Sema
Location of Mueang Sema [th], the center of Canasapura
CapitalMuang Sema [fr]
Religion
Buddhism, Hinduism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical era7th-10th century
• Established
7th century
• Disestablished
970
Today part ofThailand

Canasapura or Canāśa, Śri Canāśa (Thai: จนาศปุระ, จานาศปุระ, ศรีจนาศะ,[1] Chinese: 迦羅舍) is an ancient kingdom located in the upper valley of the Mun River, in present-day Isan, the northeastern region of Thailand.[2][3] The kingdom was mentioned in the No. 118 Bô Ika inscription (K. 400), founded in Muang Sema [fr], Nakhon Ratchasima Province, dated to c. 790 CE,[4] and also in the No. 117 Śri Canāśa inscription, founded in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.[5]

  1. ^ Songtham Pansakun (2011). "A Study of Place in Khmer Kingdom" (PDF) (in Thai). Silpakorn University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Higham: Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. 2004, S. 63.
  3. ^ Goodall & Revire 2023, p. 292.
  4. ^ "จารึกบ่ออีกา" (in Thai). Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ "จารึกศรีจานาศะ" (in Thai). Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.