Cham civilization

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The Cham civilization was an ancient Austronesian maritime culture that flourished along the central coast of present-day Vietnam, known for its Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes, trade networks, and distinctive art and architecture.

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Cham civilization canonical 4
Cham culture 2
Cham polities 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian culture
ancient civilization
maritime culture
artStyle Cham sculpture
brick reliefs
builtWith fired brick masonry
conflictedWith Dai Viet
Khmer Empire
Song China
linked to: Southern Song
culturalInfluenceFrom Chinese civilization
Indian civilization
Khmer Empire
declineCause military defeats by Dai Viet
territorial loss to Vietnamese expansion
economyBasedOn craft production
maritime trade
rice agriculture
ethnicGroupOf Cham people
flourishedFrom circa 2nd century CE
flourishedUntil late 15th century CE
hasCapital Indrapura
Kauthara
Panduranga
Vijaya
hasSite Dong Duong Buddhist monastery
My Son temple complex
Po Klong Garai temple complex
Po Nagar temple complex
heritageStatus My Son is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes
brick temple towers
distinctive art and architecture
maritime trade networks
legacyIn contemporary Cham communities in Cambodia
contemporary Cham communities in Vietnam
locatedIn Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia
central coast of present-day Vietnam
majorPort Hoi An region
linked to: Hoi An
pantheonIncludes Bodhisattvas
Buddha
Devi
Shiva
Vishnu
partOf Maritime Silk Road
predecessor Sa Huynh culture
religion Hinduism
Islam
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
tradedWith Arab merchants
China
India
Java
Srivijaya
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
usedLanguage Cham language
usedMaterial sandstone for sculpture
usedScript Cham script
Sanskrit

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Vietnam hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Cham civilization
Indosphere includesCulture Cham civilization
Mekong region archaeological heritage linkedToCulture Cham polities
linked to: Cham civilization
Kauthara culture Cham culture
linked to: Cham civilization
Champa–Vietnam relations involves Cham polities
linked to: Cham civilization
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary partOf Cham civilization
subject linked to: My Son sanctuary
Tsat people culturalInfluence Cham culture
linked to: Cham civilization