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v. t. e. Champa (Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, چامفا; Khmer: ចាម្ប៉ា; Vietnamese: Chiêm Thành 占城 or Chăm Pa 占婆) was a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is present-day central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd century CE until 1832.
Conquest of Champa by the Khmer and Cambodian rule (1190–1220) The Khmer were rallied by a new king, Jayavarman VII, who drove the Cham from Cambodia in 1181. When Jaya Indravarman IV launched another attack against Cambodia in 1190, Jayavarman VII appointed a Cham prince named Vidyanandana to lead the Khmer army.
The royal family of Champa (Cempa) is the subject of a set of Javanese legends about the introduction of Islam in the island world. According to the chronicles, the legendary last king of Majapahit, Brawijaya, sent his minister Gajah Mada to Champa to ask for the daughter of the king, Darawati, in marriage. Consent was readily given, and the ...
Art of Champa. [ [Image:Thap Mam Shiva 12th c.jpg|thumb|right|350px|This late 11th- or 12th-century sculpture illustrates both the preferred medium of the Cham artists (stone sculpture in high relief), and the most popular subject-matter, the god Shiva and themes associated with the god. Shiva can be recognized by the third eye in the middle of ...
The King of Champa then became an ally of the Johor Sultanate; in 1594, Champa sent its military forces to fight alongside Johor against the Portuguese occupation of Malacca. [34] Between 1607 and 1676, one of the Champa kings converted to Islam and it became a dominant feature of Cham society. The Chams also adopted the Jawi alphabet. [35]
17 February. Mongol invasion of Champa: Yuan forces captured Vijaya; Indravarman V and Prince Harijit withdrew to highlands, the Chams waged guerrilla resistance against the Yuan occupation. 16 March. Mongol invasion of Champa: Cham forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on the Yuan.
Military of Champa. The military of Champa was the primary military force of Champa. The army and navy fought numerous wars and for defending their kingdom against the Chinese, Khmer and Vietnamese Empires and thwart piracy. The Champa military was known for its skill and innovation in warfare, particularly in shipbuilding and naval warfare.
t. e. Khmer–Cham wars were a series of conflicts and contests between states of the Khmer Empire and Champa, later involving Đại Việt, that lasted from the mid-10th century to the early 13th century in mainland Southeast Asia. The first conflict began in 950 AD when Khmer troops sacked the Cham principality of Kauthara.