Zhū Jiāng Kingdom
Zhū Jiāng Kingdom | |||||||||
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| ? – 7th century | |||||||||
Proposed locations of ancient kingdoms in Menam and Mekong Valleys in the 7th century based on the details provided in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, and others. | |||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| Government | Kingdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post-classical era | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Thailand | ||||||||
Zhū Jiāng Kingdom (Chinese: 朱江国; lit. 'country of red river') was an ancient kingdom in present-day central Thailand mentioned in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, and the Book of Sui. It was located to the west of Zhenla.: 16
After Zhenla annexed Funan in 627, Zhū Jiāng, which has been identified as Dvaravati, and another kingdom, Cān Bàn, allied via royal intermarriage with Zhenla. They then fought several wars against Tou Yuan to the northwest, and successfully established it as the vassal of Dvaravati in 647.: 269 : 15–16 In addition, Zhenla also waged wars against Línyì to the northeast at the time mentioned.