The South Indian kingdoms had trade contacts with retinal and Cambodia
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trade in other commodities with the passage of conquered the North-west Frontier Province,
time. Sindh and some parts of Punjab. This opened a
trade route for Indian traders right into the Persian
Some Indian princes too sailed to these south-east
Asian countries and set up their kingdoms. The empire. It benefited India greatly as the ideas were
exchanged between the two civilisations.
kingdom of Kamboja (Cambodia) was one such.
The kingdom of Yavadwipa (Java) was also set up
by an Indian prince. Sri Vijay (Sumatra) was also a
Hindu kingdom. As a result, the Indian culture
spread to a number of countries in this region,
such as Brahmadesh (Myanmar), Suvarnadvipa
(Java, Sumatra and Bali together), Champa
(Vietnam) etc. The Angkor Vat Temple in
Cambodia is dedicated to Vishnu and is a fine
example of the prevalence of Indian culture there.
Similarly, the Barobudur Stupa in Java is a
Buddhist stupa and is the largest in the world. We
can see a large number of temples and Buddhist
monasteries in these countries.
Trade routes of ancient India