Lavo Kingdom

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Kingdom of Lavo
468–1388
Lavo Kingdom and Mainland Southeast Asia in 700 CE
Map of Mainland Southeast Asia circa 1000 - 1100 CE Cyan: Lavo Kingdom Red: Khmer Empire Green: Hariphunchai Kingdom Light green: Srivijaya Yellow: Champa Blue: Dai Viet Pink: Bagan Kingdom
Capital	Lavo (648–1087) Ayodhaya (1087–1349) Ayutthaya (1350–1388)
Common languages	Old Mon (official) Old Khmer Old Thai
Religion	Theravada Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 648–700	Kalawandith
• 1052-1069	Chadachota
• 1111-1165	Sai Nam Peung
Legislature	Ahabhushan Mahakosh[citation needed]
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Formation	468
• Chenla influence	6th century
• Siridhammana's tributary	927
• Angkor influence	1002
• Suphannabhumi's tributary	Early 11th century
• Foundation of Ayutthaya	1351
• Confederation with Ayutthaya	1388
Preceded by Succeeded by Dvaravati Ayutthaya Sukhothai

The Lavo Kingdom was a political entity (mandala) on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River in the Upper Chao Phraya valley from the end of Dvaravati civilization, in the 7th century, until 1388. The original center of Lavo civilization was Lavo (modern Lopburi),^[1] but the capital shifted southward to Ayodhaya, the port city on the right side of the Ayutthaya island around the 11th century,^[2] whereupon the state was incorporated into the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 14th century.^[1]

Before the 9th century, Lavo, together with Si Thep and Sema [th], was the center of the mandala-style state, Dvaravati; however, due to the weather-induced migration, Si Thep and Sema lost its power, and Lavo became the only center of power in the area until it fell under Khmer hegemony during the 10th to 11th centuries.^[3]