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Period: 200 to 300
indu Kingdoms outside of India
Earliest kingdoms outside of India was established in Vietnam by the Champa Dynasty in the 2nd and 3rd centuries C.E. -
300
Seafaring Merchants
Hinduism was initially transported out of India by seafaring merchants and traders, as early as the 3rd century B.C.E. -
Period: 300 to
Srivijayan Kingdom
The Srivijayan kingdom was established in Sumatra, Indonesia, as early as the 3rd century C.E. By the 8th century it was a massive, powerful kingdom. -
500
Various groups to Sri Lanka
In the the 5th century C.E. Hindu king from southern and eastern India - the modern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Orissa sent various groups to Sri Lanka. It led to prolonged stuggle for territorial control. -
Jan 17, 600
Inscriptions
In the 6th century Cambodia had an insrciption have them recit from a Brahmin who made a gift of the Ramaana, Mahabharta and the Purana texts daily. The reciting of the scriptures helped influencing the religious life of the people. -
Period: Apr 24, 1000 to Apr 24, 1100
Hindu Kings Conquered Kingdoms
In the 10th - 11th centuries Hindu kings have conquered other kingdoms outside of India most notably in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. -
May 23, 1100
Invasion of Sri Lanka
Chola rulers of Tanul Nadu invaded Sri Lanka and succesfully established a Hind Kingdom in the 11th century. -
Dec 23, 1100
Indonesia and Cambodia
In the 11th century thay also pushed into southeastern Asia, gained control of protions of Indonesia and Cambodia. -
May 23, 1200
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world was constructed by the Hindu king, Suryavarman the 2nd in the 12th century C.E. Angkor Wat was not only a religious sturcture, but was also the seat of the Khmer government. -
Period: Jan 20, 1500 to
Settled
When the people from central Asia settled in India Their Vedic beliefs were mingld with the beliefs of indigenous Indians. -
Period: Jan 20, 1500 to
Highly developed colonizations
Archaelogists have determined that highly developed civilizations flourished throughout the Indus VAlley between 4000 and 15000 B.C.E. -
Period: Dec 16, 1500 to
Colonization
During the 15th and 16th centuries Hinduism had thoroughly colonized the region from Burma in the north to Java and Amam in the south and sutheast. -
Period: Dec 19, 1500 to
Moving Out
They moved out, restled among new neighbors in the northwestern India, encountered a group of people from Central Asia who brought with them warrior ethics and a religion called Vedism. -
Sri Mariamman Temple
Dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman, the Hindu temple, Sri mariamman Temple, which dates back to 1827 was built by Narayana Pillai in Singapore. -
Bali
In the earl 1990's, hindus were few outside of Bali, made up of 93% of the population. Others were scattered throughout the archipelago. -
Nationally
Nationally, Hindus represented only around 2% of the population in the early 1990's. -
Labourers
to work as labourers for the British East India company, Indian, mostly Tamil,immigrants immigrated to Singapore in the early 19th century. -
Java and Bali
Hindu kingdoms were also established on the islands of Java and Bali. The most substantial Hindu comlex in southeast Asia, Prambanan, was built by the Saliendra dynasty on central Java in the 9th century. -
Period: to Jul 22, 1500
Flourishment in Cambodia
Hinduism flourished in Cambodia during the Khmer period from the 9th - 15th centuries.
