Vijaya (Champa)

Vijaya
Vijaya
Đồ Bàn; ꨝꩊ ꨨꨊꨭꨥ Bal Hanguw
	Location of Vijaya in Vietnam
Type	Former capital of Champa and the Tayson leader Nguyen Nhac
Location	Bình Định province, Central Vietnam
Coordinates	13°55′43″N 109°04′30″E / 13.92869°N 109.07507°E
Founded	Unknown
Founder	Unknown

Vijaya (meaning Victorious; Sanskrit: विजय; Chinese: 尸唎皮奈, pinyin: Shīlì Pínài; Vietnamese: Thị Lợi Bi Nai; Chinese alt: 新州, pinyin: Xīnzhōu, lit. 'New Province';^[1] Vietnamese alts: Đồ Bàn or Chà Bàn; Cham: ꨝꩊ ꨨꨊꨭꨥ Bal Hanguw^[2]), also known as Vijayapura, is an ancient city in Bình Định province, Vietnam. From the 12th century, it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Champa until it was conquered by Dai Viet during the Champa–Dai Viet War of 1471.

^ The name Xinzhou was first mentioned in the 13th century Chinese trade treatise Zhu Fan Zhi written by Zhao Rukuo (1170–1231) as the capital and port of Champa, to distinguish with Amaravati or Jiuzhou–'the Old Province'.
^ Marrison, G. E. (1985). "The Chams and Their Literature". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 58 (2 (249)): 52. ISSN 0126-7353.

[1] The name Xinzhou was first mentioned in the 13th century Chinese trade treatise Zhu Fan Zhi written by Zhao Rukuo (1170–1231) as the capital and port of Champa, to distinguish with Amaravati or Jiuzhou–'the Old Province'.

[2] Marrison, G. E. (1985). "The Chams and Their Literature". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 58 (2 (249)): 52. ISSN 0126-7353.

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Vijaya
Đồ Bàn ꨝꩊ ꨨꨊꨭꨥ Bal Hanguw
Location of Vijaya in Vietnam
Type	Former capital of Champa and the Tayson leader Nguyen Nhac
Location	Bình Định province, Central Vietnam
Coordinates	13°55′43″N 109°04′30″E / 13.92869°N 109.07507°E / 13.92869; 109.07507
Founded	Unknown
Founder	Unknown