Chin Lin

Chin Lin/Kim Lin
(金鄰/金邻国)
(จินหลิน/กิมหลิน)
9 CE–c. 3rd century CE
Chin Lin is located in Thailand
Chin Lin?
Chin Lin?
Chin Lin?
Chin Lin?
Proposed locations of Chin Lin
CapitalMueang Uthong?
Religion
Historical era9 CE -3rd centuries CE
• Established
9 CE
• Disestablished
c. 3rd century CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mon city-states
Dvaravati
Chen Li Fu
Today part of

Chin Lin or Kim Lin (Chinese: 金鄰/金邻; Thai: จินหลิน/กิมหลิน; lit.'golden/wealthy neighbor') was an ancient political entities in modern lower central Thailand exited from the 9 CE to the 3rd century.[1]: 27 

In the 3rd century CE, after defeating Tun Sun to control the trans-Kra Isthmus trade route and encircle Chin Lin,[1]: 20, 25 [2]: 258  king Fan Man of Funan attempted to seize Chin Lin,[1]: 20  but failed due to his illness.[3]: 258 [2]: 269 

The city "Balangka, an inland town" (บลังกา), mentioned in the Geographike Hyphegesis of Ptolemy in the 2nd century, has been assumed by Thai scholars to have been Mueang Uthong, the center of Chin Lin.[4]: 94 

  1. ^ a b c d Paul Wheatley (1956). "Tun-Sun (頓 遜)". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1/2). Cambridge University Press: 17–30. JSTOR 25222785. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference briggs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gustaaf Schlegel (1899). "Geographical Notes. VII. Tun-Sun 頓遜 or Tian-Sun 典遜 Tĕnasserim or Tānah-Sāri". T'oung Pao. 10 (1). Brill Publishers: 33–38. JSTOR 4525378. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ Fine Arts Department. โบราณวิทยาเรื่องเมืองอู่ทอง [Archaeology of U Thong City] (PDF) (in Thai). Bangkok. p. 232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-11-10.

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