Canasapura | |||||||
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c. 700–970 | |||||||
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Capital | Muang Sema | ||||||
Religion | Buddhism, Hinduism | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Historical era | Post-classical | ||||||
• Established | c. 700 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 970 | ||||||
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Today part of | Thailand |
History of Thailand |
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Canasapura or Canāśa, Śri Canāśa (Thai: จนาศปุระ, จานาศปุระ, ศรีจนาศะ,[1] Chinese: 迦羅舍), possibly Jiā Luó Shě Fú (迦逻舍佛, Kalasapura)[2] in the Cefu Yuangui,[3]: 20 is an ancient kingdom located in the upper valley of the Mun River, in present-day Isan, the northeastern region of Thailand.[4][5] The kingdom was mentioned in the No. 118 Bô Ika inscription (K. 400), founded in Muang Sema , Nakhon Ratchasima Province, dated to c. 790 CE,[6] and also in the No. 117 Śri Canāśa inscription, founded in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.[7]