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Dvaravati (sh)




Ancient kingdom of Southeast Asia (fl. 6th-13th centuries).

The first Mon kingdom established in what is now Thailand, it had early commercial and cultural contact with India, which influenced Mon sculpture, writing, law, and governmental forms. Conquered in turn by the Burmans (Burmese), the Khmer, and the Tai (Thai), the Dvaravati Mon passed on Indian culture to their conquerers.