Hē Luó Dàn Kingdom

Hē Luó Dàn Kingdom
5th – 7th centuries
Religion
Buddhism
GovernmentKingdom
Historical eraPost-classical era
Today part of

Hē Luó Dàn Kingdom (Chinese: 诃罗旦国/呵罗单国) was an ancient kingdom mentioned in the Chinese leishu, Cefu Yuangui, compiled during the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE).[1]: 23  It bordered on the south of Chi Tu.[1]: 23 [2]

Hē Luó Dàn first appeared in the Chinese text Taiping Yulan volume 787, says King Pí Shā Bá Mó (毗沙跋摩) of Hē Luó Dàn from Java (阁婆洲) sent envoys to pay tributes to China.[3]: 1  According to the Book of Song, Biographies of Barbarians, from 430 to 452 CE (the seventh to twenty-ninth year of Yuanjia in the Southern Song Dynasty), the country sent envoys to pay tribute four times.[4]

No further information about the Hē Luó Dàn Kingdom has been found.[1]: 23  Some places it on Sumatra[5] or Java[3]: 1  in Indonesia.

References

  1. ^ a b c "钦定四库全书: 册府元龟卷九百五十七宋王钦若等撰". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ^ Geoff Wade (2007). Southeast Asia-China interactions: reprint of articles from the Journal of the Malaysian Branch, Royal Asiatic Society. Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. ISBN 978-967-9948-38-7.
  3. ^ a b "呵罗单国". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ^ 宋书 (in Chinese)
  5. ^ "诃罗旦" (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2025.