Indrapura (Champa)

Indrapura
Indrapura
ឦន្ទ្រពុរ
	The ruins of Đồng Dương Monastery
Type	Former capital of Champa
Location	Thăng Bình, Quảng Nam province, Central Vietnam
Coordinates	15°40′01″N 108°22′59″E / 15.66694°N 108.38306°E
Founded	875
Founder	Indravarman II
Demolished	1471, 1969
	Location of Indrapura in Vietnam

Indrapura was the capital city of the kingdom of Champa from 875 AD until 982,^[1]^[2]^[3] or until 12th century AD.^[4] It was built and ruled under the reign of Buddhist king Indravarman II (r. 875-890) and some of his successors belonging to the Bhrgu dynasty in Đồng Dương.^[5] The word Indrapura means "City of Indra" in Sanskrit, Indra being the Hindu God of Storm and War, and King of the Gods in the Rig Veda.

^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of south-east Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
^ O'Reilly, 2006 p.139
^ Maspero, Georges (2002). The Champa Kingdom. White Lotus Co., Ltd. pp. 72, 93. ISBN 978-9-747-53499-3.
^ Vickery, Michael Theodore (2005). Champa revised. University of London. p. 56.
^ Maspero, Georges (2002). The Champa Kingdom. White Lotus Co., Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 978-9-747-53499-3.

[Coedes-1] Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of south-east Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.

[2] O'Reilly, 2006 p.139

[Maspero-3] Maspero, Georges (2002). The Champa Kingdom. White Lotus Co., Ltd. pp. 72, 93. ISBN 978-9-747-53499-3.

[4] Vickery, Michael Theodore (2005). Champa revised. University of London. p. 56.

[Maspero1-5] Maspero, Georges (2002). The Champa Kingdom. White Lotus Co., Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 978-9-747-53499-3.

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