Panduranga (Champa)

Champa
Pāṇḍuraṅga / Prădarăng
Paṅrauṅ / Phan Rang
757–1693
Campa (Tsiompa) and Panduranga (Padaran)
CapitalPalai Bachong (757–875)
Băl Hangâu (1172–1250)
Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm (875–1172; 1250–1693)
11°34′N 108°59′E / 11.567°N 108.983°E / 11.567; 108.983
Common languagesCham
Old Cham
Chamic languages
Sanskrit
Malay
Religion
Cham folk religion, Hinduism, Bani Islam, Sunni Islam, Buddhism
GovernmentMonarchy
King of Champa 
 813–817 (Prince of Panduranga)
Vikrantavarman III
 1471–1494 (first)
Sultan Wan Abu Abdullah
 1659–1692 (last independent)
Po Saut
History 
 Established
757
1471
1693
 Annexed by Vietnam
1832
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lâm Ấp
Principality of Thuận Thành
Today part ofVietnam

Panduranga (Old Cham: Paṅrauṅ / Panrāṅ; Sanskrit: पाण्डुरङ्ग / Pāṇḍuraṅga) or Prangdarang was a Cham Principality. Panduranga was the rump state of the Champa kingdom after Annamese emperor Lê Thánh Tông destroyed Champa in 1471 as part of the general policy of Nam tiến. The Panduranga principality was located in present-day south-central Vietnam and its centre is around the modern day city of Phan Rang. It stood until late 17th century when the Nguyễn lords of Đàng Trong, a powerful Vietnamese clan, vassalized it and subjugated the Cham polity as the Principality of Thuận Thành.