Vijaya (Champa)

Vijaya
ꨝꩊ ꨨꨊꨭꨥ (Bal Hanguw)
Đồ Bàn
Vijaya (Champa) is located in Vietnam
Vijaya (Champa)
Location of Vijaya in Vietnam
TypeFormer capital of Champa
LocationBình Định province, Central Vietnam
Coordinates13°55′43″N 109°04′30″E / 13.92869°N 109.07507°E / 13.92869; 109.07507
FoundedUnknown
FounderUnknown
Statue of Shiva from Thap Banh It, Vijaya (now in Guimet Museum)

Vijaya (Sanskrit for "victorious"[a]), also known as Vijayapura, was the capital of the Kingdom of Champa located in modern-day Bình Định province, Vietnam. It served as the capital of the Kingdom of Champa from the 12th century CE until it was conquered by Đại Việt during the Champa–Dai Viet War of 1471.

  1. ^ Marrison, G. E. (1985). "The Chams and Their Literature". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 58 (2 (249)): 52. ISSN 0126-7353.
  2. ^ The name Xinzhou was first mentioned in the 13th century Chinese trade treatise Zhu Fan Zhi written by Zhao Rukuo (1170–1231) as the capital and port of Champa, to distinguish with Amaravati or Jiuzhou–'the Old Province'.


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