Wen Dan, the Glossary
Wén Dān (文單; เหวินตัน) was a group of ancient Mon political entities that existed around the 7th–8th centuries CE in the interior of mainland Southeast Asia scattered around the central Mekong Valley in the present-day northeast Thailand.[1]
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28 relations: Bai sema, Buddhism, Chenla, Chi River, Dvaravati, Guangzhou, Hiram W. Woodward, Indrapura (Khmer), Isan, Jayavarman II, Kantharawichai district, Mainland Southeast Asia, Mekong, Mon people, Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang, Mun River, Na Dun district, Nanzhao, Phnom Kulen, Polity, Shailendra dynasty, Si Thep Historical Park, Sichuan, Tang dynasty, The Journal of Asian Studies, Vientiane, Vinh, Yaśodharapura.
- 1st millennium in Thailand
- 7th-century establishments in Thailand
- 8th-century disestablishments in Thailand
- Former countries in Thai history
- Former monarchies of Southeast Asia
- Indianized kingdoms
- States and territories established in the 7th century
Bai sema
Bai sema (ใบเสมา) are boundary stones which designate the sacred area for a phra ubosot (ordination hall) within a Thai Buddhist temple (wat); otherwise called sema hin (เสมาหิน).
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Chenla
Chenla or Zhenla (ចេនឡា, Chénla; Chân Lạp) is the Chinese designation for the successor polity of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late 6th to the early 9th century in Indochina. Wen Dan and Chenla are Former countries in Thai history, Former monarchies of Asia and Indianized kingdoms.
Chi River
The Chi River (แม่น้ำซี) is the longest river flowing wholly within Thailand.
Dvaravati
Dvaravati (ทวารวดี) was an ancient Mon political principality from the 6th century to the 11th century, located in the region now known as central Thailand, and was speculated to be a succeeding state of Lang-chia or Lang-ya-hsiu (หลังยะสิ่ว). Wen Dan and Dvaravati are 1st millennium in Thailand, Former countries in Southeast Asia, Former countries in Thai history, Former monarchies of Asia, Former monarchies of Southeast Asia and Indianized kingdoms.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.
Hiram W. Woodward
Hiram W. Woodward, Jr. is an American art historian who specialises in pre-modern Southeast Asian art.
See Wen Dan and Hiram W. Woodward
Indrapura (Khmer)
According to inscription on the stele of Sdok Kok Thom, Indrapura (ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ) or Amarendrapura (អមរិន្ទ្របុរៈ) was the first capital of Jayavarman II reign about 781, before the foundation of Khmer Empire in 802.
See Wen Dan and Indrapura (Khmer)
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/อีสาน,; translit; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli isāna or Sanskrit ईशान्य īśānya "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thailand.
See Wen Dan and Isan
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II (ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២; c. 770 – 850) (reigned c. 802–850) was a Khmer prince who founded and became the ruler of the Khmer Empire (Cambodia) after unifying the Khmer civilization.
Kantharawichai district
Kantharawichai (กันทรวิชัย) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Maha Sarakham province, northeastern Thailand.
See Wen Dan and Kantharawichai district
Mainland Southeast Asia
Mainland Southeast Asia (also known Indochina or the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.
See Wen Dan and Mainland Southeast Asia
Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Mon people
The Mon (ဂကူမန်; Thai Mon.
Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang
Maeung Fa Daet Song Yang is a significant moated archaeological site in Northeast Thailand along the Pao River.
See Wen Dan and Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang
Mun River
The Mun River (แม่น้ำมูล,,; แม่น้ำมูล), sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong River.
Na Dun district
Na Dun (นาดูน) is a district (amphoe) in the south of Maha Sarakham province, northeastern Thailand.
See Wen Dan and Na Dun district
Nanzhao
Nanzhao (also spelled Nanchao,, Yi language: ꂷꏂꌅ, Mashynzy) was a dynastic kingdom that flourished in what is now southwestern China and northern Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries, during the mid/late Tang dynasty. Wen Dan and Nanzhao are Former monarchies of Asia.
Phnom Kulen
Phnom Kulen (or Kulen Mountain; ភ្នំគូលែន) is a mountain range and a part of Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Polity
A polity is a group of people with a collective identity, who are organized by some form of political institutionalized social relations, and have a capacity to mobilize resources.
Shailendra dynasty
The Shailendra dynasty (derived from Sanskrit combined words Śaila and Indra, meaning "King of the Mountain", also spelled Sailendra, Syailendra or Selendra) was the name of a notable Indianised dynasty that emerged in 8th-century Java, whose reign signified a cultural renaissance in the region.
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Si Thep Historical Park
Si Thep Historical Park (อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ศรีเทพ) is an archaeological site in Thailand's Phetchabun province.
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Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.
The Journal of Asian Studies
The Journal of Asian Studies is the flagship journal of the Association for Asian Studies, publishing peer-reviewed academic scholarship in the field of Asian studies.
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Vientiane
Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan) is the capital and largest city of Laos.
Vinh
Vinh is the biggest city and economic and cultural center of North-Central Vietnam.
See Wen Dan and Vinh
Yaśodharapura
Yashodharapura (Headley, Robert K.; Chim, Rath; Soeum, Ok. 1997. Cambodian-English Dictionary. Dunwoody Press. University of Michigan.. http://sealang.net/khmer/dictionary.htm "Yashodharapura"), also known as Angkor, was the capital of the Khmer Empire for most of its history.
See also
1st millennium in Thailand
7th-century establishments in Thailand
- Canasapura
- Haripuñjaya
- Wen Dan
8th-century disestablishments in Thailand
- Wen Dan
Former countries in Thai history
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Canasapura
- Chenla
- Chi Tu
- Dvaravati
- First Toungoo Empire
- Funan
- Haripuñjaya
- Kedah Sultanate
- Khmer Empire
- Kingdom of Besut Darul Iman
- Kingdom of Chiang Mai
- Kingdom of Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam
- Kingdom of Reman
- Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara
- Kingdom of Vientiane
- Lan Na
- Lan Xang
- Langkasuka
- Lavo Kingdom
- Majapahit
- Muang Phuan
- Mueang
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom
- Ngoenyang
- Pan Pan (kingdom)
- Patani
- Patani Kingdom
- Phayao Kingdom
- Principality of Hà Tiên
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Sanfotsi
- Shan States
- Singhanavati
- Srivijaya
- Sukhothai Kingdom
- Sultanate of Singora
- Tambralinga
- Territories of Majapahit
- Thonburi Kingdom
- Tun Sun
- Wen Dan
Former monarchies of Southeast Asia
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Burmese monarchy
- Champa
- Dharmasraya
- Dvaravati
- Empire of Vietnam
- First Toungoo Empire
- Indianized kingdoms
- Khmer Empire
- Kingdom of Ava
- Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
- Kingdom of Champasak
- Kingdom of Chiang Mai
- Kingdom of Laos
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Kingdom of Singapura
- Kingdom of Vientiane
- Konbaung dynasty
- Lan Na
- Lan Xang
- Lavo Kingdom
- Ngưu Hống
- Pagan Kingdom
- Prome Kingdom
- Raj of Sarawak
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Sukhothai Kingdom
- Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
- Thonburi Kingdom
- Tondo (historical polity)
- Toungoo dynasty
- Tun Sun
- Vietnamese monarchy
- Wen Dan
- Đinh dynasty
- Đại Việt
Indianized kingdoms
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Cát Tiên archaeological site
- Canasapura
- Champa
- Chenla
- Chi Tu
- Devaraja
- Dvaravati
- Early history of Cambodia
- Funan
- Initial states of Thailand
- Jaffna kingdom
- Kalingga Kingdom
- Khmer Empire
- Lan Na
- Langkasuka
- Lavo Kingdom
- Madja-as
- Majapahit
- Malacca Sultanate
- Mandala (political model)
- Mataram Kingdom
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom
- Namayan
- Singhanavati
- Srivijaya
- Sukhothai Kingdom
- Tambralinga
- Thonburi Kingdom
- Tondo (historical polity)
- Tun Sun
- Wen Dan
States and territories established in the 7th century
- Anatolic Theme
- Armeniac Theme
- Arminiya
- Awaji Province
- Cairrge Brachaidhe
- Canasapura
- Champa
- Dos Pilas
- Duchy of Croatia
- Duchy of the Pentapolis
- Frisian Kingdom
- Hellas (theme)
- Hitachi Province
- Hsenwi State
- Iki Province
- Jund Dimashq
- Jund Hims
- Jund Qinnasrin
- Jund al-Urdunn
- Kazusa Province
- Mallabhum kingdom
- Musashi Province
- Opsikion
- Sasanian Egypt
- Satsuma Province
- Shimōsa Province
- Sicily (theme)
- Sri Ksetra Kingdom
- Third Era of Northern Domination
- Tsushima Province
- Varman dynasty (Kannauj)
- Volga Bulgaria
- Wen Dan
- Yamato Province
- Yotvingia
- Ōsumi Province